MUMBAI: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent a legal notice to Fabindia for selling its ready-made cotton garments as khadi products without getting proper approvals and threatened legal action if the organisation did not stop the practice.
According to February 8 notice, KVIC had drawn the attention of Fabindia to this aspect in August 2015 when it had come up with advertisements for selling or trading of fabric in the name of khadi.
In a legal notice, to Fabindia chief executive officer Viney Singh, KVIC’s director K.S. Lakshmi-narayan stated that the organisation has been selling its garments in the name and style of khadi despite earlier warnings by KVIC. It said, KVIC had written to Fabindia on August 13, 2015 too.
The letter was written when Fabindia had come up with advertisements for selling or trading of fabric in the name of khadi. The company was asked to stop further advertisement and sale of the concerned fabric. KVIC officials have claimed the company’s act to be illegal and amounting to indulging in unfair trade practice.
