The matter arose from a consumer complaint that FirstCry displayed products with the representation ‘MRP inclusive of all taxes,’ while an additional GST was levied on the discounted price at checkout
The authority says that the advertisements of VLCC projected CoolSculpting and related procedures as a permanent weight-loss and size-reduction solution
Flipkart and Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus have been fined Rs 30,000 for marketing a used phone as new. In addition to the penalties, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh has ordered that the firms repay the whole money paid by the complainant, Ashwani Chawla. Padma Pandey and Preetinder Singh, commission members, presided over the […]
Italy’s AGCM competition watchdog has fined British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon a total of 7 million euros ($7.5 million) for misleading advertising concerning heated tobacco products. BAT faces a 6 million euro fine, while Amazon’s penalty is 1 million euros. The fines were imposed due to insufficient information provided to consumers about the nicotine […]
Markets regulator SEBI on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 25 crore on Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL), which owns Cafe Coffee Day, for allegedly violating of securities laws. In a detailed investigation carried out by SEBI, the diversion of funds amounting to Rs 3,535 crore from seven subsidiaries of CDEL to Mysore Amalgamated Coffee Estates […]
