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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;
One of the mandates of the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Government of India is consumer advocacy. The Department is laying greater emphasis on consumer education and working with the goal of reaching the next level, from Consumer Protection to consumer empowerment.
The remedy available under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is an additional remedy for consumers and not in derogation of remedy available under Section 8-B of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
The spirit of competition warrants continuous improvement in the existing market place where the efficient players push in-efficient players out of the market thereby promoting economic well-being of both the market participants and the consumers.
Invoking extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner herein seeks to challenge appointment of respondent No. 3 as a member of District Consumer Redressal Forum, Rajnandgaon.
