Under Section 29 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, read with the rules made thereunder, the President and every member of a District Commission shall ordinarily hold office for a term of four years, or up to what age, whichever is earlier, and shall be eligible for reappointment for one further term subject to that age limit?

Section 29 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 empowers the Central Government to make rules providing for the qualifications, method of recruitment, procedure for appointment, term of office, resignation, and removal of the President and members of the District Commission. Exercising this power, the Consumer Protection (Qualification for Appointment, Method of Recruitment, Procedure of Appointment, Term of Office, Resignation and Removal of the President and Members of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2020 fix the term of office at four years, or until the incumbent attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, with eligibility for reappointment for one further term of four years, subject to the same sixty-five-year age ceiling and a fresh recommendation from the Selection Committee. This age-and-tenure structure balances continuity of experienced adjudicators with periodic renewal of the Commission's composition.