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Consumer Protection Bill

Consumer Protection Bill

However, earlier this week, a wrecking ball came rushing towards the stakeholders of such advertising in the form of the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019.

The ugly truth

The new Consumer Protection Bill will make celebrity endorsers liable to the penalty in cases of false or misleading advertising.
12 Aug 2019 12:34 AM
When Shah Rukh Khan popularised fairness to be a precondition for becoming a handsome and successful man in the Fair and Handsome TVCs, young men in their twenties were flocking to get that taste of promised success.

The ugly truth

The new Consumer Protection Bill will make celebrity endorsers liable for penalty in cases of false or misleading advertising.
12 Aug 2019 12:00 AM
The concept of 'product liability', defined under Section 2(34) of the bill, requiring manufacturers or sellers to compensate consumers for harm caused by defective products or deficiency in services, is covered as a separate chapter.

Justice for all: New angel not much better than old devil!

A Central Consumer Protection Authority with an investigation wing is to be set up by the Central government.
10 Aug 2019 2:51 AM
Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: PTI)

Bill against aggrieved consumers: Asaduddin Owaisi

This will create hardship. It is better to leave it to the commission instead of making it mandatory: Asaduddin Owaisi.
31 Jul 2019 1:57 AM
Doctors, on the other hand, say that consumer court complaints have become a tool for extracting money on humanitarian grounds and it has become a major hassle for them to practise freely. (Representational Image)

Healthcare to be out of consumer courts

Subramanian says Modi, Paswan agreed to drop medical services from CPA
08 Jul 2019 2:07 AM
Indian Medical Council

3 medical Bills die natural death as Lok Sabha term ends

According to the doctors, these Bills are now defunct and have no value.
14 Feb 2019 1:14 AM
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Coimbatore: Black badge stir by private doctors, work unaffected in hospitals

The doctors also condemned the attacks on hospitals by irate public.
05 Jan 2019 6:27 AM
IMA state members spoke to the media in Vijayawada, and gave the reasons for their opposition to the Bill and its possible impact on healthcare in India.

CPA Bill damaging for doctors, patients: Indian Medical Association

Dr Sreehari Rao further explained that the Bill will leave doctors susceptible to unnecessary harassment by patients or their associates
05 Jan 2019 1:15 AM
Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan. (Photo: PTI)

Govt bringing a new bill on consumer protection: Ram vilas Paswan

Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in 2015 and referred to the Standing Committee.
29 Dec 2017 2:57 PM
Traders body CAIT on Friday urged the government to take up the proposed Consumer Protection Bill. (Representational Image)

CAIT pushes govt for Consumer Protection Bill

It said that the bill should also adequately address the long-standing problem of misleading and celebrity-driven endorsements
14 Jul 2017 3:01 PM
Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Does service charge reach staff: Paswan asks hotels

The new Consumer Protection Bill under which an authority will be set up will have powers to take action.
24 Apr 2017 9:29 AM
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Service charge on hotel, restaurant bills ‘totally voluntary’: Govt

Column of service charge in a bill will be left blank to customers to fill up before making the final payment.
21 Apr 2017 5:36 PM
The received complaints were dealt with as per consumer grievance redressal procedure.

Govt receives over 1,300 complaints against e-commerce companies

As per the data, 1,386 complaints have been received up to December 2016.
07 Feb 2017 5:51 PM
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

No jail term but ban celebs endorsing misleading ads: Govt

A Parliamentary panel had recommended a fine of Rs 10 lakh and a jail term of up to two years for first time offence.
11 Nov 2016 1:07 PM
Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister

Centre puts off tough law on celebrity endorsements

The proposed draft law prescribes a jail term of up to 5 years and a fine of Rs 50 lakh for celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements.
31 Aug 2016 1:04 AM

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