law: Consumer Protection Act, 1986 
  9. Establishment of Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies. 
  There shall be established for the purposes of
  
  this Act, the following agencies, namely :-
  (a) a Consumer Disputes Redressal 
  
  Forum to be known as the "District Forum" established by the State
  
  Government in each District of the State by notification :
  Provided  that the State Government may, if it
  
  deems fit, establish more than one District Forum in a district.
  (b) a Consumer Disputes Redressal 
  
  Commission to be known as the "State Commission" established by the
  
  State Government in the State by notification; and
  (c) a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
  
  established by the Central Government by notification.