Under Section 41 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, any person aggrieved by an order of the District Commission may prefer an appeal to the State Commission within forty-five days of the order, but where the appellant is required to pay any amount under that order, no such appeal shall be entertained unless the appellant has first deposited:

Section 41 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 provides that any person aggrieved by an order of the District Commission may prefer an appeal to the State Commission on grounds of facts or law within a period of forty-five days from the date of the order (extendable on sufficient cause being shown for the delay). However, a proviso mandates that no appeal by a person required to pay any amount under the District Commission's order shall be entertained by the State Commission unless the appellant has deposited fifty per cent of that amount in the manner prescribed. This pre-deposit requirement, mirrored in the corresponding appeal provisions from State to National Commission, is designed to discourage frivolous appeals filed merely to delay compliance with a District Commission's order, while still preserving a genuine right of appeal for aggrieved parties.