Pune Lawyer: For consumer complaints and grievances

Everyone is forced to visit a legal forum or institution at sometime or the other during their lifetime and thus may even need to seek advice from a Hyderabad Lawyer. In a vast city like Hyderabad, legal forums and tribunals are varied, numerous and far apart. To save you the trouble of going to a Hyderabad Lawyer to figure which institution is for what here is a short compilation of the important tribunals and legal forums in Hyderabad and their purpose.

Being consumers we all face dissatisfaction in terms of the services rendered or the goods delivered. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is a quasi-judicial commission set up for this very purpose in 1988. It provides inexpensive, speedy and summary redressal of consumer disputes and you may not need a Hyderabad Lawyer in the forums at least. It is recommended to hire one for the higher forums as the value of the claim is quite high. 

For consumer complaints and grievances

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (If claim is upto Rs.20 lacs)

Is located at the following addresses and divided into I, II, III according to district

·        Chandravihar Complex M. J. Road, Nampally

Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (if claim is between Rs 20 lacs to Rs 1 crore)

·        ‘Eruvaka’ Building, Kahairatabad,

For solving dispute in accidental cases

The Motor Accident Claim Tribunals are attached with the court of Additional District Judges at City Civil Court and City Criminal Court, Hyderabad. This lsit is given below

Incase of Complaints regarding the recruitment of people into Public Services or the Indian Postal Service or terms of service in these organizations.

• Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal - Jubilee Hills,

• Central Administrative Tribunal – Hyderabad Bench - HACA Bhavan, Opp. Public Garden

Disputes in labour matters or industrial disputes

The Industrial Tribunal, Additional Industrial Tribunal,Labour Court and the I,II,  Additional Labour Court are located at

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Labour Court-I, II & III, Industrial Tribunal-I, & II,.Addl. Industrial Tribunal-Addl. Labour Court

• M.G.Road,Chandra Vihar, Nampally

Regional Labour Commissioner (C) and Incharge CGIT -cum -Labour Court,

• ATI Campus, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad - 500007.

  

If you have been dragged into Debt Recovery Matters

• Debt Recovery Tribunals is located at - 5th Floor, Triveni Complex, Abids,

In matters relating to Direct Taxation and Income Tax you can visit the

Income Tax Department

·        New Annexe Ayakar Bhavan, Office Of Chief Commr, Basheer Bagh

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

·        Shapoor House Adarshnagar,

Similarly for Customs, Excise and Service Tax issues you can visit the

• Chief Commissioner, Hyderabad Zone /Commissioner, Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Hyderabad II Commissionerate- Kendriya Shulk Bhavan, , Basheerbagh,

Any violation of any human rights granted under the Constitution of India These can include matter relating to 

Ø      failure in police administration like Failure in taking action,

Ø      Unlawful detention,

Ø      False implication,

Ø      Custodial violence, to name a few.

Ø      Complaints pertaining to Atrocities on SCs and STs,

Ø      Bonded labour,

Ø      child labour,

Ø      dowry cases,

Ø      exploitation

Ø      indignity of women and

Ø      Any other complaints that cannot be categorized can be made here

You can go to

• Andhara Pradesh State Human Rights Commission - Gruhakalpa" Complex, M.J. ROAD, NAMPALLI

Incase of complaints relating to Women, domestic violence, harassment, dowry, torture, desertion, bigamy, rape, refusal to register FIR, cruelty by husband, deprivation, gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work place. The Cell doesn’t not require you to hire a Hyderabad lawyer, though you may need on eif the grievance are serious.The right place to go to

The right place to go to

• Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women- Budha Bhavan (Near Boats Club), Secunderabad

If you have just bought some new property or need it to be transferred to you for registration of property  you can visit

 Sub registrar for Property Registration at 12 different locations according to district.

1. Commissioner & Inspector General of Registration and Stamps -Head office: 1-7-10, NBK Estate, Golconda 'X' Roads, Musheerabad,

2.   Sub-Registrar Office Azampura,
      Moosarambagh, Hyderabad.
    
3. Sub-Registrar Office Banjara Hills,
   Deccan Towers, Erragadda, Hyderabad.

4. Sub-Registrar Office Chikkadpally,
   Ashok Nagar, Secunderabad

5. Sub-Registrar Office Dood Bowli,
   Mangalghat, Near Prakash Talkies, Hyderabad.

6. Sub-Registrar Office Marredpally,
   Tadbund, Secunderabad.

7.  Sub-Registrar Office Secunderabad
   Kavadiguda, Near Petrol Bunk, Secunderabad.

8. Sub-Registrar Office Charminar,
   Darushaffa, Hyderabad

9. Sub-Registrar Office Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar
   Panjagutta, Hyderabad.

10. Sub-Registrar Office Golconda
    Red Hills, Hyderabad.

11. Sub-Registrar Office Bowenpally,
    Tadbund, Secunderabad.

12. Registrar Office Hyderabad
    M.J.Market, Hyderabad.Sub-Reg

The most important of all are criminal offences. If you want to report a criminal offence you can take the following measures.

• File a First Information Report (FIR) - area police station or dial 100. Metropolitan Magistrates
• Judicial Magistrate Ist Clas & IInd Class
• The Sessions Judge / Additional Sessions Judges

In case of Civil Matters you need to approach the

City Civil Courts, Hyderabad  -Civil Court Building, Devan Dewdi,

(The City Civil Courts are presided over by a Chief Judge and Five Addl. Chief Judges in the Cadre of Districts & Sessions Judges. There is one Special Judge in the rank of District Judge to deal with Economic Offences and five Addl. Judges in the Cadre of Sub-Judges and Eleven Asst. Judges in the Cadre of District Munsifs. There are seven Rent Controller Courts, two at Secunderabad and five at Hyderabad, presided over by District Munsifs exercising jurisdiction over the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad).

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is one of the few High Courts in India where original civil cases (e.g. injunction, partition, recovery suits, commercial disputes, intellectual property rights disputes, arbitration cases etc.) exceeding the value of Rs. 20 Lakhs are decided. It also has appellate jurisdiction over order, degree, and judgment passed by lower courts/district courts in all civil and criminal matters along with Revisional, Tax and Writ Jurisdiction. It is advised to have a local Hyderabad Lawyer represent your matter the high court as they better understand the local environment

                                                                                                              

This though a comprehensive list is not exhaustive and there are many matters like those relating to electricity, Company matter, Maintenance of elderly etc. for which the Right courts to approach can be found here.