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20 Jan 2024

Amazon Faces Notice For Selling Sweets As 'Ram Mandir Prasad'

Products such as 'Raghupati Ghee Ladoo,' 'Khoya Khobi Ladoo,' 'Ghee Bundi Ladoo,' and 'Desi Cow Milk Peda' have been specifically brought to attention.

Consumer Protection Act

31 Dec 2021

New rules for enhancing consumer protection notified

District commissions will have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services paid does not exceed Rs 50 lakh The State commissions, however, can look onto complaints in the range of Rs 50 lakh- Rs two crores

15 Feb 2021

Consumer forum orders coaching center to refund fee after class 9 girl fails

The father said he relied on assurances by the institute Even regular classes were not conducted properly, he alleged. The court ordered a refund of refund Rs 26,250 with a litigation cost of Rs 5000

25 Jul 2020

New e-commerce rules entities notified; country of origin tag made mandatory

E-tailers have to display total price of goods and services with break-up of charges. Expiry date and country of origin of goods offered have to be mentioned. E-tailers not allowed to manipulate the price to gain unreasonable profit and discriminate between consumers of the same class.

14 Aug 2019

Govt to frame rules within three months to implement Consumer Protection Act

Govt to frame rules within three months to implement Consumer Protection Act. Watch video to know more.

Consumer Protection Bill

05 Jan 2018

Bill seeking to make consumer the king introduced in Lok Sabha

The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, was introduced after Paswan withdrew an older bill, The Consumer Protection Bill 2015.

Consumer Protection Bill

20 Dec 2017

Cabinet approves Bill seeking to make consumer the king

The main objective of the Bill remains establishment of the mechanism for consumer protection.

26 Oct 2017

Guidelines on misleading ads will be stricter to protect consumers: PM Modi

Modi said it is the vision of the government to move ahead from consumer protection towards best consumer practices and consumer prosperity.

Legal Metrology (Packaged commodities)

07 Jul 2017

Print label details of pre-packed food in big size:Govt to cos

At present, the declarations on the label are printed in such small fonts that consumers have complained to the government and even made representation to address the issue.

22 Feb 2017

Flat owners can jointly move national consumer forum against builders: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said that flat owners can directly approach the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) as a group against real estate players.

29 Dec 2015

2015: Maggi, real-estate law dominates consumer issues

The motto "consumer is the king" took a beating with Parliament blocking the passage of a law aimed at protecting home buyers from builder mafia in 2015 which also saw popular snacks Maggi out of the shelves and its maker Nestle being slapped with Rs 640-crore class action lawsuit by the Centre before the apex consumer forum.

Consumer Protection Bill

28 Jul 2015

Cabinet likley to approve new Consumer Protection Bill today

The Cabinet is likely to approve Wednesday a new Consumer Protection Bill 2015, that seeks to replace the existing law and proposes setting up a regulatory authority to curb unfair trade practices.

29 May 2015

NCDRC takes aim at Consumer Protection Act amendments

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has proposed many changes to the current law to protect consumer rights and simplify the judicial process to ensure swift and inexpensive justice. The amendment Bill will soon be taken up for Cabinet approval.

Consumer protection in India

29 May 2015

FM for giving power to consumers to file class action suits

The concept of Class Action suit was there in the Act, it has never been used. Such suits can be filed by a group of people when there is a class or category of goods which is defective and a very large number of people have been deceived by it.

Ram Vilas Paswan

19 Jan 2015

Government to 'empower' consumer protection bodies: Paswan

The government plans to amend the Consumer Protection Act to make the redressal mechanism easy and universally accessible, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Monday.

10 Jan 2015

Govt plans to bring new amendments to CPA in Budget Session

The matter will be placed before cabinet and it is expected that new laws will be in place this year.

Ram Vilas Paswan

10 Jan 2015

New amendments to CPA likely in Budget session of Parliament: Paswan

The upcoming Budget Session of Parliament is expected to bring in new amendments to Consumer Protection Act 1986, giving it more teeth, Minister of state for Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan has said.

05 Dec 2014

Govt to amend consumer law to protect e-commerce customers

Government is planning to introduce safeguards in the proposed amendments to Consumer Protection Act for the benefit of e-commerce customers.

02 Dec 2014

E-commerce covered under Consumer Protection Act

E-commerce is covered under the Consumer Protection Act and the central government is not facing any loss in indirect tax revenue due to expansion of online retail business, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

16 Nov 2014

Govt plans to amend law to empower consumers

According to sources, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs proposes to bring amendments to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to make it more effective.

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