Dhruv Sethi filed the petition challenging the rule 4(1) of the Consumer Protection rules which makes mandatory for an entity selling online goods and services shall be registered as a company in India.
The petition was filed by Ajay Kumar Singh, through advocate Rajesh K Pandit, stated that he has done due research and found that the requirements mandated under the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 and Legal Metrology Rules, 2011, are not complied with.
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.