Ref: E&R/SILVERJUB.MUM/SAM-DG

Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad, a pioneer organisation in consumer protection in the country, is organising a public meeting in Mumbai at the Y.B. Chavan Convention Hall, Near Sachivalaya Gymkhana, Nariman Point on Friday (November 7) at 5 p.m. The meeting will address issues related to consumer protection and observe the Silver Jubilee of the organisation.

Mr. G.N.Bajpai, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will preside over the meeting. Mr.Justice M.B.Shah, President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest.

CERC decided to hold this meeting in the financial capital of the country to fulfil the wishes of hundreds of its well-wishers and beneficiaries residing in the metropolis.

Mrs Swarn Kohli, President of the Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS), which was promoted by CERC, will describe how other consumer protection groups in the country look up to CERC for ideas, how to deal with complaints and provide legal opinions and legal support to consumers in the meet.

Dr S.A.Dave, Trustee of CERC will explain at the meet, how CERC fights with several financial agencies and companies to protect the investors in the country.

Mr. M.K.Sharma, Vice Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited, Mumbai will relate the role taken up by CERC in exposing certain manufacturers and companies which circulate counterfeit and spurious products in the market.

Prof Manubhai Shah, a pioneer in the consumer protection movement will elaborate how a number of laws have evolved to protect the consumers. He will also narrate his experiences of over 25 years as founder Managing Trustee of CERC. He is now Chairman Emeritus of the organisation.

Mr. Kingshuk Nag, Editor of The Times of India, Ahmedabad will felicitate Prof Manubhai Shah for providing a pioneering and innovative role in the consumer protection movement in the country for the last 25 years.

Complainants, Dr A.K. Sanghani, Ms Kinnari Kantharia, Mr. Anil Shah, IAS (Retd), Mrs. Suryaben Shah and Mr. Mahesh Patel — whose complaints about fraudulent transfer of shares, difficulties in the transmission of shares, poor banking services, fraud of conducted foreign tours and failure to get accident benefit in insurance policies — which were handled successfully by CERC will explain at the meet how CERC stood behind them in winning their cases.

Date: 6/11/2003
Place: Ahmedabad

Pritee Shah
Sr. Director-CERC & Editor
INSIGHT-The Consumer Magazine

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CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE
“Suraksha Sankool”, Thaltej, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,
Ahmedabad- 380 054 (INDIA)
Phone: 079-7489945-46 Fax: 079-7489947
E-mail: cerc@wilnetonline.net

Web Site: http://www.cercindia.org
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