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Corporate Law : The CCPA held that failure to disclose the specific courses attended by successful NEET and IIT-JEE candidates amounted to conceal...
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Corporate Law : India's Department of Consumer Affairs released draft rules for clinical electrical thermometers for continuous measurement, seeki...
Corporate Law : India's CCPA has issued guidelines effective May 27, 2025, to regulate the listing and sale of radio equipment, including walkie-t...
Q.1 When was Consumer Protection Act 2019 enacted? Ans. The Consumer Protection Act 2019 was notified on August 9th 2019. However, it came into effect from July 20th 2020. Q.2 What are the main features of Consumer Protection Act 2019? Ans. While retaining certain old provisions, the New Act has certain new provisions that tightens […]
Where there was delay in handing over possession to homebuyers, there was remedy available to the Consumer under Consumer Protection Act and Real Estate Regular Act which run parallel side by side. Moreover, one sided clauses in Agreement amounted to unfair trade practice and could not govern the refund mechanism therefore, refund was allowable to assessee with 9% interest from the date of deposit allowed.
PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Vs Adithya Banavar (Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission) The Brief facts are: Complainants went to Mantri Mall and purchased one litre water bottle of Aquafina, a 330 ml Pepsi Tin and 350 ml bottle of Nimbooz, which costs them at the rate of Rs.20, Rs.50/- and Rs.50/-, respectively in […]
Direct Selling is also known as Multi Level Marketing. Government of India has passed Rules for Direct Selling Business dated 28th December, 2021. This Rule is called as the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021. Now most of the Direct Selling Entity or Direct Seller thinks that Direct Selling Business has been banned in India. […]
As you are aware that the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is serving consumer fraternity since last three decades. This act has been promulgated to protect the interest of consumers from Unfair Trade Practices and fraudulent trade practices adopted by market players.
It could thus be seen, that when a person avails a service for a commercial purpose, to come within the meaning of ‘consumer’ as defined in the said Act, he will have to establish that the services were availed exclusively for the purposes of earning his livelihood by means of self-employment. There cannot be any straitjacket formula and such a question will have to be decided in the facts of each case, depending upon the evidence placed on record.
Central Government, having regard to the publication of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 withdraws the Direct Selling Guidelines, 2016 of the Government of India in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, […]
As you know that warranties in an insurance policy is some terms and conditions , the fulfilment of those are necessary to bind both parties on contract of insurance. It is utmost important to follow and fulfil warranty and any breach of warranty may lead to termination or avoidance of contract by he insurance company.
Direct selling companies are not banned and the Company Secretaries (CS) are ready to hold the new responsibility entrusted to upon them by the central government. We are well aware that with the changing business environment direct selling businesses were awaiting some reform in their supervision environment so that they can well protect themselves from […]
Centre notifies rules for Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission) Rules, 2021 The revised pecuniary jurisdiction for entertaining consumer complaints shall be upto – 1) 50 lakh for District Commissions, 2) More than ₹50 lakh to ₹2 Crore for State Commissions and 3) More than ₹2 Crore […]
