Corporate Law : This article explains how consumer law regulates brand endorsements. The key takeaway is that endorsers face penalties only when m...
Corporate Law : Authorities have clarified that compulsory service charges violate consumer law, reaffirming that tips must be voluntary and canno...
Corporate Law : Overview of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, its key definitions, the establishment of CCPA, product liability, and penalties for...
Corporate Law : भारत में बढ़ते हुए बाजार के प्रभाव को देखते हुए भा...
Corporate Law : Explore the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on corporate claims under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, redefining 'person' and e...
Corporate Law : CCPA imposed ₹1 lakh penalties on two food companies for using misleading 100% claims that did not match the actual composition ...
Corporate Law : The government has exempted smaller edible oil packs and minor edible oils from standardisation requirements. The exemption is aim...
Corporate Law : CCPA fined digital platforms for using interface designs that influenced consumer choices without clear and informed consent. The ...
Corporate Law : The CCPA imposed penalties on coaching institutes after finding that advertisements highlighted successful candidates while hiding...
Corporate Law : The regulator held that selective disclosure of course details and inflated success claims misled aspirants. The ruling reinforces...
Corporate Law : The CCPA ruled that incomplete product details, unverifiable regulatory credentials, and missing mandatory disclosures violated th...
Corporate Law : The CCPA held that automatically adding a service charge to restaurant bills violated the Consumer Protection Act and the CCPA Gui...
Corporate Law : CCPA held that advertising bread as 100% Whole Wheat despite containing only 87% wheat flour was misleading. The authority ordered...
Corporate Law : The Authority ruled that selectively withholding course information and presenting disclaimers in illegible font misled prospectiv...
Corporate Law : The CCPA held that failure to prominently disclose licensing requirements, frequency details, and regulatory approvals for walkie-...
Corporate Law : Standard pack sizes have been recommended for commonly used edible oils to reduce market inconsistencies and assist consumers in c...
Corporate Law : The Government has advised States and UTs not to impose fresh registration requirements on existing repairers merely because of re...
Corporate Law : The Department of Consumer Affairs has clarified that customary units like inches, feet, and dozen may be used as supplementary de...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendment introduces detailed metrological, technical, and safety standards for non-automated blood pressure devices. The...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is seeking comments on draft rules to amend the Legal Metrology (General) Rules for non-invasive ...
‘Guidelines on Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’ seek to ensure that consumers are not being fooled with unsubstantiated claims, exaggerated promises, misinformation and false claims. Such advertisements violates various rights of consumers such as right to be informed, right to choose and right to be safeguarded against potentially unsafe products and services.
No. DM/15/2022-DM Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting A Wing, Shastri Bhawan New Delhi-110001 Dated 13th June, 2022 ADVISORY To i. Newspapers registered under Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 ii. Private Satellite Television Channels iii. Publishers of news and current affairs content on digital media Subject: Advisory on Advertisements of Online […]
Medicos Legal Action Group Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) We see no reason to hold that merely because of enactment of Consumer Protection Act, 2019 upon repeal of the 1986 Act as well as the parliamentary debates referred to by the petitioning Trust, the efficacy of the law laid down in the decision […]
The damages awarded against the appellant may have gone beyond the actual loss suffered by the respondent and may not represent the actual loss suffered by him in monetary terms. But the provision of Section 14 of the 1986 Act permits awarding punitive damages.
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.
