Question

Who is considered a "complainant" under the Consumer Protection Act?

Q: Answer-Who is considered a 'complainant' under the Consumer Protection Act?

Section 2 Definitions 5 complainant means-- i a consumer or ii any voluntary consumer association registered under any law for the time being in force or iii the Central Government or any State Government or iv the Central Authority or v one or more consumers, where there are numerous consumers having the same interest or vi in case of death of a consumer, his legal heir or legal representative or vii in case of a consumer being a minor, his parent or legal guardian.

A Only an individual consumer who has directly experienced a grievance

B Any entity that has a financial interest in the matter being complained about

C A complainant includes a consumer, voluntary consumer associations, the Central or State Government, the Central Authority, consumer groups, legal heirs of deceased consumers, and guardians of minors

D Only government bodies and legal representatives are recognized as complainants

E A complainant can only be an organization that represents multiple consumers collectively

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