Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, where a complaint filed before the District, State, or National Commission is found to be frivolous or vexatious, the Commission may, after recording its reasons, direct the complainant to pay costs to the opposite party not exceeding: 

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, where a complaint before the District Commission, State Commission, or National Commission is found to be frivolous or vexatious - meaning groundless, without merit, or intended to harass the opposite party - or contains false or misleading information, the Commission may, after giving the complainant a reasonable opportunity of being heard and recording its reasons, order the complainant to pay costs to the opposite party not exceeding fifty thousand rupees. This represents a significant increase from the ten thousand rupees ceiling that applied under the corresponding provision of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, reflecting the legislature's intent to more effectively deter baseless or harassing complaints while still preserving genuine consumers' unimpeded access to the redressal mechanism for legitimate grievances.