Online Retailers to Come Under Consumer Protection Law

In the wake of getting a few complaints against online retailers in India for claimed unfair practices, the consumer affairs department has moved a cabinet proposal to bring such organizations under the Consumer Protection Law. The issue goes ahead heels after the Union Food Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan's late statement, "There was have to inform online shoppers in India about their rights and how to discover legal response for their complaints."

According to Trak.in report, in the cabinet note, a proposal has been made to set up Consumer Protection Authority that will post for promoting of products that are "risky and unsafe". There will be procurements for item liability actions, for 'unfair contract' to ensure consumers put in an unequal haggling capacity.

The board will go about as an autonomous body that will likewise have the obligation of informing consumers about the quality, immaculateness, standard, deluding and tricky commercials by sellers. Additionally, council's power will reach out to:

• Conducting investigations
• Conducting searches
• Seizing records, articles and documents, and so on both suo moto and on grumbling 
• Right to summon careless and guilty online sellers 
• Order withdrawal of false, misleading or misdirecting advertisements
• Order review of hazardous or dangerous products 
• Issuing wellbeing notices and 
• Imposing fines if discovered blameworthy of voilating the law.

Taking a gander at the development of online retail in the nation, it is critical to consider it as a standard business also. The business opportunity for retailers offering online and going online is rich. In such a circumstance it is important to secure the consumers too against the unclear practices received online, henceforth this cabinet proposal ought to come as an advantage for the consumers in India.