<p>According to records at the Mysore District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (MDCDRF), the year 2010 witnessed a total of 1070 cases being filed in 2010, while 2009 saw only 490 cases being filed.<br /><br />While 2010 saw 621 cases being disposed, only four cases had extended from the year 2009. The number of cases have been increasing on a regular basis.<br /><br />Dispose<br /><br />The MDCDRF has disposed all complaints filed until the year 2008. The complaints filed have been increasing consistently with 432 cases being filed in 2008, while 2007 witnessed 358 complaints.<br /><br />Despite reaching a high in 2005 with 403 cases, the complaints dropped to 349 during the year 2006.<br /><br />The majority of the cases since the inception of the forum are against banks, insurance companies and private societies and builders. About 2939 cases were classified under the miscellaneous category.<br /><br />Banks have a major portion with 1148 complaints, while insurance firms have 624 grievances. <br /><br />Among the housing sector, both government and private societies/ builders are not far apart on the number of complaints. While government housing has 508 complaints against them, private societies have 734 grievances against them.<br /><br />Road transport have the lions share with 164 complaints, while railways have 31 and airlines have 15 complaints. Complaints against defective household goods have reached 266. A total of 6,915 cases have been disposed among the 7,341 complaints being filed since 1989 to the end of 2010.</p>.<p>Speaking to Deccan Herald over the phone, MDCDRF Chairman T H Narayana Gowda said that at present cases of medical negligence and financial institutions bungling up are also coming up on a regular basis. Advising people, he urged to ensure that they keep the bills and receipts whenever they buy any goods or even undergo treatment. </p>
<p>According to records at the Mysore District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (MDCDRF), the year 2010 witnessed a total of 1070 cases being filed in 2010, while 2009 saw only 490 cases being filed.<br /><br />While 2010 saw 621 cases being disposed, only four cases had extended from the year 2009. The number of cases have been increasing on a regular basis.<br /><br />Dispose<br /><br />The MDCDRF has disposed all complaints filed until the year 2008. The complaints filed have been increasing consistently with 432 cases being filed in 2008, while 2007 witnessed 358 complaints.<br /><br />Despite reaching a high in 2005 with 403 cases, the complaints dropped to 349 during the year 2006.<br /><br />The majority of the cases since the inception of the forum are against banks, insurance companies and private societies and builders. About 2939 cases were classified under the miscellaneous category.<br /><br />Banks have a major portion with 1148 complaints, while insurance firms have 624 grievances. <br /><br />Among the housing sector, both government and private societies/ builders are not far apart on the number of complaints. While government housing has 508 complaints against them, private societies have 734 grievances against them.<br /><br />Road transport have the lions share with 164 complaints, while railways have 31 and airlines have 15 complaints. Complaints against defective household goods have reached 266. A total of 6,915 cases have been disposed among the 7,341 complaints being filed since 1989 to the end of 2010.</p>.<p>Speaking to Deccan Herald over the phone, MDCDRF Chairman T H Narayana Gowda said that at present cases of medical negligence and financial institutions bungling up are also coming up on a regular basis. Advising people, he urged to ensure that they keep the bills and receipts whenever they buy any goods or even undergo treatment. </p>