law: Consumer Protection Act, 1986 
  22. Manner in Which Complaint Shall be Made
  
  A complaint in relation to any goods sold or
  
  delivered or agreed to be sold or delivered or any service provided or agreed
  
  to be provided may be filed with a District Forum, by –
  (a) the consumer to whom such goods are sold
  
  or delivered or agreed to be sold or delivered or such service provided or
  
  agreed to be provided;
  (b) any recognized consumer association
  
  whether the consumer to whom the goods sold or delivered or agreed to be sold
  
  or delivered or service provided or agreed to be provided is a member of such
  
  association or not;
  (c) one or more consumers, where there are
  
  numerous consumers having the same interest, with the permission of the
  
  District Forum, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, all consumers so
  
  interested; or
  (d) the, Central or the State Government.
  Explanation : For the purposes of
  
  this section, "recognized consumer association" means any voluntary
  
  consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or
  
  any other law for the time being in force. 33 ]