SWATANTER KUMAR, J.

1. The ambit and scope of administrative and superintending jurisdiction of the State Commission over the District Forum has been questioned in this writ petition. The observations and dictum issued by the Hon ble Supreme Court in the case of Common cause, a Registered Society V/s. Union of India, 1992 (3) JT (SC) 602 resulted in amendment of the relevant provisions of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 . Sec. 24-B was inserted by the Amending Act No. 5 of 1993, which took effect from 18-6-1993. The newly inserted S. 24-B reads as under :-

"24-B. Administrative control - (1) The National Commission shall have administrate control over all the State Commission in the following matters, namely :-

(i) Calling for periodical returns regarding the institution, disposal, pendency of cases;(1) issuance of instructions regarding adoption of uniform procedure in the hearing of matters, prior service of copies of documents produced by one party to the opposite parties, furnishing of English transaction of judgments written in any language, speedy grant of copies of documents;(ii) generally overseeing the functioning of the State Commissions or the District Forum to ens