<ul><li>The Calcutta High Court has held that a consumer forum cannot issue a warrant of arrest in an execution proceeding and may only order detention in civil prison.</li><li>Justice Suvra Ghosh quashed the warrant of arrest passed against the petitioner, holding that it is outside the scope of the provision laid down in the Consumer Protection Act.</li><li>The case arose out of an agreement for loan between a finance company and the loanee for the purchase of a tractor in 2013.</li><li>The loanee failed to pay Rs 25,716 to the company for which it took possession of the vehicle.</li></ul>

Calcutta High Court Rules On Consumer Forum's Authority In Execution Proceedings

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