GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act 68 of 1986) read with rule 5 of the Kerala

Consumer Protection Rules, 2005, the Government of Kerala had established the District

Consumer Protection Council for Kasargod District as per notification issued under

G.O.(Ms.) No.27/2007/F,CS&CAD dated the 22nd June, 2007 and published as

S.R.O. No. 566/2007 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1202 dated the 26th June, 2007;

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 13th January, 2025

29th Dhanu, 1200

23rd Pousha, 1946.

G. O. (Ms.) No. 2/2025/CAD.

Consumer Affairs Department

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Government of Kerala

2025

േകരള ഗസറ്

KERALA GAZETTE

അസാധാരണം

EXTRAORDINARY

ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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തിരുവനനപുരം,

ബുധന

Thiruvananthapuram,

Wednesday

2025 ജനുവരി 22

22nd January 2025

1200 മകരം 9

9th Makaram 1200

1946 മാഘം 2

2nd Magha 1946

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No.

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S. R. O. No. 66/2025

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AND WHEREAS, the Government had reconstituted the said Council as per notification

issued under G. O. (Ms.) No. 6/2013/CAD dated 21st March, 2013 and published as S.R.O.

No. 211/2013 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 883 dated 26th March, 2013;

AND WHEREAS, the term of members of the said Council had expired on 31st March,

2016 as per sub-rule (2) of rule 5 of the Kerala Consumer Protection Rules, 2005.

AND WHEREAS, the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act 68 of 1986) was

repealed by virtue of section 107 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Central Act 35 of

2019) and the Kerala Consumer Protection Rules, 2005 was superseded by Kerala Consumer

Protection Rules, 2021.

AND WHEREAS, the Government have decided to reconstitute the District Consumer

Protection Council for Kasargod District;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8

of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Central Act 35 of 2019) read with rule 5 of the Kerala

Consumer Protection Rules, 2021, Government of Kerala hereby reconstitute the District

Consumer Protection Council for Kasargod District for a period of four years with effect from

15th January, 2025 consisting of the following members, namely:—

(a) District Collector, Kannur

Chairperson

(b) Three members representing the Kerala Legislative Assembly nominated by the

Government:

Shri E.Chandrasekharan, M.L.A., Kanhangad

Member

Shri C. H. Kunhambu, M.L.A., Udma

Member

Shri M. Rajagopalan, M.L.A., Trikaripur

Member

(c) Five members representing the Government Departments and Undertakings

concerned with consumer interest, nominated by the Chairperson:

District Food Safety Officer, Kasargod

Member

Deputy Controller (General) Legal Metrology,

Kasargod

Member

Deputy Commissioner, Goods and Services Tax,

Kasargod

Member

District Medical Officer, Health Department, Kasargod

Member

District Officer, Social Justice Department, Kasargod

Member

(d) Five representatives from the Voluntary Consumer Organizations in the District

nominated by Chairperson:

Shri Pookkoya Thangal C. M., General Secretary,

Upabhoktru

Samrakshana

Samithi,

Thrikkaripur

Panchayat Committee.

Member

Shri Shereef Kuleri, President, Upabhoktru Samrakshana

Samithi, Thrikkaripur Panchayat Committee, Kasargod

Member

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Shri Chandran Arangadi, District President, Consumers

Federation of Kerala, Puthiya Parambath House,

Kanhangad South P.O.

Member

Shri

Raju Koyyon,

District

General Secretary,

Consumers Federation of Kerala, Kodakkad P.O.,

Thrikkarippur

Member

Shri Kunjiraman A.V., Vice President, Upabhoktru

Samrakshana

Samithi,

Thrikkarippur

Panchayat

Committee

Member

(e) Four representatives from among farmers, manufacturers, traders and industrialists

nominated by the Chairperson:

Shri Sathyasankaradeva Poojithaya, Arikkodi

Member

Smt. Bindhu, President, Kerala Small Scale Industries

Association, Kasargod

Member

Shri K. Ahammed Sherif, President, Kerala Vyapari

Vyvasayi Ekopana Samithi

Member

Shri Subhash Narayanan, President, District Furniture

Manufacturer Association

Member

(f) Five representatives of the recognized Trade Unions of the District nominated by the

Chairperson:

Shri T. K. Rajan, Centre of Indian Trade Union,

Varadarajapai Bhavan, Kasargod P. O.

Member

Shri K. A. Srinivasan, Bharathiya Mazdoor Sangh,

Mazdoor Bhavan, Kasargod P. O.

Member

Shri P. G. Dev, Indian National Trade Union Congress,

Shramik Bhavan, Kanhangad P. O.

Member

Shri T. Krishnan, President, All India Trade Union

Congress, Nullippadi, Kasargod P. O.

Member

Shri Shereef Kodavanchi, Swatantra Thozhilali Union,

Chandrika Bureau, Century Park, Kasargod

Member

(g) Three persons representing capable of consumer interests in the District other than

those specified above nominated by the Chairperson:

Adv. Anikumar S. R., Secretary, Indian Association of

Lawyers, Kasargod Unit, Mavil House,

Kattipoyyil P. O., Neeleshwaram, Kasargod

Member

Adv. Seema N. P., District Committee Member, Indian

Association of Lawyers, Pournami, Near IBP Ingoth,

Padannakkad P. O., Kanhangad

Member

Adv. T. C. Narayanan, Navami Poyinachi, Thekkil,

Thekkil P. O., Kasargod

Member

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(h) Representative of the Press Club of District Headquarters nominated by the

Chairperson:

Shri T. A. Shafi, President, Press Forum, Kasargod

Member

(i) Six members representing Panchayats two each from the Grama Panchayat, Block

Panchayat and District Panchayat nominated by the District Panchayat President:

Smt. Baby Balakrishnan, President, District

Panchayat, Kasargod

Member

Shri Shanavas Padur, Vice President,

District Panchayat, Kasargod

Member

Smt. Saima, C. A., President, Block Panchayat,

Kasargod

Member

Shri K. Manikandan, President, Kanhangad Block

Panchayat

Member

Shri Abdul Khader Badaria, President,

Changala Grama Panchayat

Member

Shri Gopalakrishna, K., President,

Madhoor Grama Panchayat

Member

(j)

District Supply Officer

Member Secretary,

Ex-officio

(k)

Senior Superintendent, District

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Member, Ex-officio

By order of the Governor,

AJIT KUMAR, IAS,

Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

As per sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019

(Central Act 35 of 2019) mandates that the State Government shall establish, by notification,

for every district, a District Consumer Protection Council to be known as the District

Council. The term of the nominated members of the present District Consumer Protection

Council,

Kasaragod

District

reconstituted

per

notification

issued

under

(Ms.)

No.

6/2013/CAD

dated

21st

March,

2013

and

published

S. R. O. No. 211/2013 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.883 dated 26th March, 2013

expired on 31st March, 2016. The Government have therefore decided to reconstitute the

District Consumer Protection Council, Kasargod.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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