CCPA slaps Rs 3 lakh fine on VLCC for misleading ads on slimming treatmentsThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined VLCC Ltd Rs 3 lakh for misleading advertisements about slimming treatments using...
Rapido fined by CCPA for misleading advertisements, asked to compensate customersThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined Rapidoto ₹10 lakh for a misleading advertisement and unfair trade practice. The ...
CCPA fines three coaching institutes for misleading UPSC exam claimsThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has fined three coaching institutes Rs 15 lakh for misleading advertisements about their success ...
CCPA seeks additional documents from Ola on consumer rights violations and unfair trade practicesOla Electric faces another notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) regarding consumer rights violations and misleading...
Centre seeks ARAI comments on plaints against Ola ElectricThe Centre has sought ARAI's comments on consumer complaints against Ola Electric, ensuring compliance with FAME and PM E-DRIVE guidelines....
Ola Electric gets show cause notice for consumer rights violationsIn an exchange filing on Monday, the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company said the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notice has no impac...
CCPA prepares draft guidelines to curb coaching centres from making false claims in advertisementsThe font of disclaimer/disclosure/important information in the advertisement should be the same as that used in the claim/advertisement. Th...
IAS coaching institutes are fooling you with misleading 'success rates', finds a probeThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has revealed widespread malpractice in IAS coaching institutes in India. These institutes ...
Restaurants still within their rights to levy service charge, say industry bodiesThe Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and restaurant associations have stated that the Delhi High Court's rece...
Delhi HC slaps Rs 2 lakh penalty on two restaurant association on service charge pleaThe two restaurant associations have been fined for failing to provide a complete list of members who impose service charges either mandato...
Draft data bill may relax local storage rules; Amazon sues consumer protection bodyProvisions over data localisation in the previous draft of the PDP Bill — withdrawn earlier this year — that mandated certain types of data...
CCPA Fines Flipkart for Selling Substandard Pressure Cookers
Consumer protection regulator penalises Paytm mall, SnapdealIt imposed the fine after serving a notice and giving them a chance of fair hearing. While Snapdeal took down the listing and blocked selle...
Paytm Mall, Snapdeal penalised Rs 1 lakh each for selling defective pressure cookersPaytm Mall listed pressure cookers of Pristine and Quba on its platform despite the product description clearly stating that it does not ca...
Those '99.9% germ killer' ads can put creators in jailAdvertising campaigns claiming efficacy of products in protecting consumers from Covid-19 without scientific proof will be liable for penal...
Law that makes it easy for consumers to file complaints kicks in from next weekThe provisions include consumers’ right to file cases against manufacturers, sellers or distributors of adulterated and spurious products i...
Law to curb false ads for buyer safety soonThe proposed law, awaiting Cabinet approval, provides for fine up to Rs 50 lakh and up to three years' ban in case of misleading endorsemen...