Consumer Protection Act: An Unequal Fight

Consumer Protection Act: An Unequal Fight

Twenty-five years after the Consumer Protection Act was put in place as a uniquely beneficial social legislation offering "simple, speedy and inexpensive" redressal, all three characteristics seem to have disappeared. Amendments to the Act now being proposed will further erode consumers�...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2015-01, Vol.50 (5), p.20-22
1. Verfasser: NARASIMHAN, SAKUNTALA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
COMMENTARY
Consumer education
Consumer electronics industry
Consumer protection
Consumerism
Consumers
Digital cameras
Law
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Zusammenfassung:Twenty-five years after the Consumer Protection Act was put in place as a uniquely beneficial social legislation offering "simple, speedy and inexpensive" redressal, all three characteristics seem to have disappeared. Amendments to the Act now being proposed will further erode consumers' rights instead of addressing existing lacunae.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846