A person shall be disqualified for appointment as a member of the consumer dispute redressal forum/commission if he

(i)  has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which involves moral turpitude

(ii)  is an undischarged insolvent

(iii)  is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court

(iv)  has been removed or dismissed from the service of the Government or a body corporate owned or controlled by the Government

(v)  has such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member

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