New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Friday imposed penalties on two major coaching institutes — Motion Education Private Limited and Career Line Coaching (CLC) — for allegedly publishing misleading advertisements and indulging in unfair trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.The consumer watchdog levied a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Motion Education Private Limited and Rs 5 lakh on Career Line Coaching (CLC), Sikar, after finding that both…
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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has flagged the practice of hotels and restaurants demanding or collecting additional charges — ‘LPG charges’, ‘gas surcharge’ and ‘fuel cost recovery’ — in consumer bills, terming it an unfair trade practice, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Wednesday.The authority said such charges are being imposed by default to bypass existing norms on service charges, and issued an advisory di…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that medical professionals do not fall within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act.Issuing notice, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V. Anjaria, sought responses from the Union Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Consumer Affairs, as well as the National Medical Commission, in the matter…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has taken action against 27 restaurants across India for violating consumer rights by mandatorily levying service charges on food bills, the government said on Saturday.During investigations, the consumer watchdog found that several restaurants were adding a 10 per cent service charge by default.Among them were Cafe Blue Bottle in Patna and China Gate Restaurant Private Limited, which operates Bora Bora in Mumbai.The autho…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined coaching institute Vision IAS Rs 11 lakh for publishing misleading advertisements related to the performance of its students in the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Thursday.This is the first time a penalty has been imposed for a repeat offence under consumer protection laws.In its order, the CCPA said Vision IAS, which is officially registered …