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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019 received the assent of the President on the 9th August, 2019, and is hereby published for general information:—
Consumer by definition include us all. They are the largest economic group in the economy, affecting and affected by every public and private economic decisions. Two thirds of all spending in the economy is by consumers. But they are the only important group in the economy who are not effectively organized, whose views are often not heard
Under Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, there is provision for central government to set up a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers and will be empowered to investigate, recall, refund and impose penalties.
The modestly ‘Educated Youth’ are mainly struggling with ‘Unemployment Problem’. Thus, there is an immense & immediate need to explore the hidden & disguised opportunities for creating new avenues having scope for engaging the educated youth, without any burden on Government Exchequer. Similar to that of the professions like the “Income Tax Practitioner” under Income […]
First of all, let us have a look at the Section 17(1)(a) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 which read as ‘(a) to entertain – (i) complaints where the value of goods or services and compensation, if any, claimed exceeds rupees twenty lakhs but does not exceed rupees one crore; and (ii) appeals against the order […]
Misleading ads are a menace and their have been no specific laws to deal with it. Similarly, real estate have been unregulated for decades together and introduction of The Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act, 2016 (RERA). Though, still it has to be seen whether the purpose has been achieved in spirit but the delivery […]
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in the case of Amal Ganguli & Anr. v. M/S. Unitech Limited ordered refund to the Home buyers.
Consumer Protection Bill 2018 passed in Lok Sabha on 20th December 2018 and will now go to Rajya Sabha for passage. 1. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for the purpose of making provision for establishment of consumer protection councils and other authorities […]
The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 provides for the establishment of an executive agency to be known as the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers; make interventions when necessary to prevent consumer detriment arising from unfair trade practices and to initiate class action including enforcing recall, refund and return of products, etc.
Section 2 (c) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 provides for a complainant making a complaint, inter alia, for an unfair trade practice or a restrictive trade practice adopted by any trader or service provider; a complaint in respect of goods (bought by a complainant) suffering from one or more defects;
