Complainant has filed the present Complaint in NCDRC alleging deficiency in service on the part of Opposite Parties and seeking written apology from the ITC Management as well as compensation of 3 crores for harassment, humiliation and mental trauma.
The Supreme Court today has directed all the State Governments and Union Territories to fill up the vacancies in the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions within 8 weeks.
The counsel of appellants submitted that Section 107(3) of the 2019 Act renders complete effect to the provisions of section 6 of the general clauses act.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging the newly-added provisions to Sections 34(1), 47(1) and 58(1)(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
The New Act addresses consumer concerns arising from the digitization of the business environment. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (hereinafter known as "New Act") was passed by the Parliament on 06.08.2019 and obtained the assent of the President on 09.08.2019.
The Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 (“Rules”) were notified by the Government of India on 20.07.2020. The Rules are intended to complement the Consumer Protection Act, 2020 (“Act”) to by regulating all e-commerce activities and transactions.