1. INTRODUCTION CONSUMER PROTECTION METHODS IN ANCIENT INDIAN SYSTEMS : In ancient times, DHARMA was the guiding principle for human relations. The principles of DHARMA are mostly derived from the divine Vedas, which are considered to be GOD given. The divine laws of Dharma were transmitted to the society by the learned pious persons called ‘Rishis’. There were a large number of writers, preachers and communicators of this divine nature in different eras who contrib