Notice of consumer forum to one of the Opposite party has returned sta

Prakash Rathore
If, OPs does not receive consumer forum notice while address is correct... Then what should do ....

Reply by LawRato
Section 28A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 outlines the service of notice in consumer complaints. Notices can be served by various means, including registered post acknowledgement due, speed post, courier service approved by the relevant forum or commission, or any other means of document transmission. If the opposite party or complainant refuses to receive the notice or the postal article containing the notice is returned, the forum or commission can still declare that the notice was duly served. In such cases, notices addressed to the place where the business or profession is carried on, in the case of the opposite party, and to the place where the complainant actually resides, are deemed to be sufficiently served.
After the service of notice, the opposite party is required to file a written reply to the complaint within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice. This time limit of 30 days is prescribed under Section 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. If the opposite party fails to file the written reply within the stipulated time, the consumer forum may proceed with the hearing of the complaint ex-parte.