ORDER

R. Subbiah, J.—President.

Aggrieved by the order, dated 11.02.2022, passed in C.C. SR. No.285 of 2021, by the DCDRC, Chennai-South, in returning the Complaint at the SR Stage on the point of pecuniary jurisdiction, the complainant has come up with the present First Appeal.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant/complainant, after taking us through the impugned order that runs to the following effect,

“As per Sec 34 of Consumer Protection Act 2019 and the amendment Circular G.S.R.912 (E) the District Commission shall have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services paid as consideration does not exceed Fifty Lakh Rupees. In this case, on perusal of the complaint, it is found that the complainant has paid consideration more than twenty crore rupees. Therefore, this complaint shall be presented before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Hence, the complainant is directed to submit this Complaint before the competent jurisdiction within 45 days from the date of this order. Hence this complaint is returned.”,

submits that the said order of the District Commission is ex facie erroneous for the reason that the loan amount which runs