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The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 provides a consumer the right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services. In so far as drugs are concerned, the manufacture, sell and distribution of drugs is regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945. The said Ru..

This is a tale of two servings. One denied, the other unwanted. Both problematic.   Linda Atkins, a sales associate, got $277,565 (nearly Rs2 crore) in back pay and compensatory damages after being fired for drinking orange juice prior to paying the Rs120 for it. The operat..

The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched an online portal called Grievance Against Misleading Advertisements (GAMA) since March, 2015 for the consumers to file complaint online against misleading advertisements appearing in newspapers, hoardings, handbills, wall writing as well as advertisements in the electronic media such as TV channels, radio channels, inter..

Advisories issued to State/UT Governments for effective implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013  The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates all the workplace which include any dep..

As per census 2011, the percentage of child marriage in 2011 is 31.6% which was 52 % in 2001 which shows a decreasing trend. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4(2015-16), the percentage of Women age 15-19 years who were already mothers or pregnant is 6.3% which was 16% in National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3(2005-06).  p style="text-align: j..

Adverse inference – Best evidence – Not produced – Adverse inference to be drawn. (2017(3) Criminal Court Cases 077 (Allahabad)  Dishonour of cheque – Compensation not paid and default sentence undergone – Compensation is still recoverable. (2017(3) Criminal Court Cases 150 (S.C.)  ..

The Government has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 vide G.S.R. 629(E) dated 23 June, 2017 and incorporated a new provision under Rule 6(1) as follows: “6(1)(da) If a package contains a commodity which may become unfit for human consumption after a period of time, the ‘best before or us..

Amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to make mandatory for Medical Devices to print MRP on the packages  Amended rules shall be applicable to e-commerce companies also: Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya    Minister of State for Road Transport &a..

Eminent Space Scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr. K. Kasturirangan inaugurated the new office of the Technical Secretariat of the Committee to draft National Education Policy 2017 at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Campus, Bengaluru today. The committee has been constituted by Human Resource Developemen..

With a view to bring contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 to be paid by employer and employee at par with other savings instruments like the National Pension System, Contributory Provident Fund etc., an agenda item for lowering the rate of contribution from the present 12 per cent to 10 per cent wa..

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has tied up/entered into arrangement agreement with ten banks to collect EPFO dues and to make payments of Provident Fund (PF) withdrawals, pension and insurance to EPFO beneficiaries. These banks are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian Bank, Allahabad Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Ban..

The last date given to developers to get their projects registered under RERA ends today. This will empower the prospective home buyers to register their complaints against developers on the respective State's/Union territory's RERA website and will also enable them faster grievance redressal mechanism and prompt ac..

On Friday, the Supreme Court of India declined the abortion request of a 10-year-old rape survivor who was reportedly 32 weeks pregnant. Doctors who examined the adolescent opined that an abortion at this stage posed a risk to her life. Under the circumstances, the court could not have done much else. But this decision must be looked at in contrast to the recent landm..

Union Sports Minister Shri Vijay Goel has advised the Athletic Federation of India (AFI) to honor the Kerala High Court directive to ensure the participation of P U Chitra in 1,500 Mts race in the IIAF World Championships to be held in London from August 4. Shri Goel talked to AFI President Shri Adille Sumariwalla on the issue ..

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total number of 121 cases in 2014 and 315 cases in 2015 were registered under the category of insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) occurring in public transport system which includes cases of sexual harassment of women commuters in the cabs. The Ministry of ..