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The Department of Consumer Affairs has clarified that customary units like inches, feet, and dozen may be used as supplementary declarations alongside SI metric units. However, SI units will continue to remain the legally recognized standard under the Legal Metrology Act.
The CCPA imposed penalties on coaching institutes after finding that advertisements highlighted successful candidates while hiding the actual courses undertaken by them. The Authority held that such concealment amounted to misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
The CCPA held that failure to disclose the specific courses attended by successful NEET and IIT-JEE candidates amounted to concealment of material information. The authority imposed a ₹5 lakh penalty and directed discontinuation of the advertisements.
CCPA held that sale of toys without mandatory BIS certification violated the Consumer Protection Act and Toys Quality Control Order. The Authority imposed a penalty and directed future compliance with mandatory standards.
Claims of high success rates in competitive exams were not supported by complete data or documentation. The decision emphasizes that unverifiable claims in advertisements amount to misleading representation and unfair trade practice.
The authority examined whether automatic service charges violate consumer rights. It ruled that default billing of such charges is coercive and constitutes an unfair trade practice. The case reinforces that service charges must remain voluntary.
The CCPA held that specific developmental claims such as early crawling and walking were misleading as they lacked scientific studies or quantified data. Disclaimers and testimonials were found insufficient to justify outcome-based advertising.
The CCPA held that failure to disclose the specific courses undertaken by successful UPSC candidates amounted to misleading advertisement and a violation of consumer rights, warranting a higher penalty as a repeat offence.
This article explains how consumer law regulates brand endorsements. The key takeaway is that endorsers face penalties only when misleading claims are proven without due diligence.
Failure to make service charge voluntary and to address consumer complaints was held to breach statutory consumer rights. Software modification and penalty were directed.
