The steps being taken for speedy disposal of consumer cases, pending before the Consumer Fora are as under:-
• State Governments have been requested from time to time to take action well in advance for filling up of vacancies of President and Member and to maintain a panel of candidates for filling up of future vacancies also to avoid delay in appointments so that no Consumer Fora remains non-functional due to vacancies.
• Circuit Benches from National Commission have been frequently visiting States.
• Some State Commissions have constituted Additional Benches mainly to dispose of backlog of pending cases.
• The National Commission and some of the State Commissions as well as District Fora are adopting the process of holding Lok Adalats for speedy disposal of the cases.
• Financial assistance is provided by the Central Government to the States/UTs for strengthening of infrastructure of Consumer Fora including computerization and networking to facilitate quick disposal of cases.