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Flipkart Fined Rs 1 Lakh by CCPA for Selling Substandard pressure cookers

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on e-commerce platform Flipkart for allowing the sale of hundreds of substandard domestic pressure cookers in violation to mandatory standards.     The CCPA headed by chief commissioner Nidhi Khare has directed Flipkart to notify consumers of all the 598 pressure …

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Ensure immediate implementation of Service Charge Guidelines levied by hotels and restaurants: CCPA directs DCs

New Delhi, July 9 (MTNews):The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed district collectors to ensure that hotel and restaurant service tax Guidelines are followed. When the district collector receives related complaints, he or she may initiate an inquiry into a breach of the standards and submit a report to the Authority within 15 days. …

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Hotels, restaurants not to levy service charge: CCPA order

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), the government’s top consumer watchdog, on Monday issued guidelines for “preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to the levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants.”   According to a PIB report, Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, “The guidelines …

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