Consumer Interests

NCDRC takes aim at Consumer Protection Act amendments

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has proposed many changes to the current law to protect consumer rights and simplify the judicial process to ensure swift and inexpensive justice. The amendment Bill will soon be taken up for Cabinet approval.

May 29, 2015, 14:22 PM IST

FM for giving power to consumers to file class action suits

The concept of Class Action suit was there in the Act, it has never been used. Such suits can be filed by a group of people when there is a class or category of goods which is defective and a very large number of people have been deceived by it.

May 29, 2015, 14:03 PM IST