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The Interplay Between Competition Act And Consumer Protection Act

The Competition Act, 2002 ("CA") and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 ("CPA") operate in distinct yet complementary spheres of market regulation in India. Both laws seek to create market conditions that offer consumers...

India Anti-trust

LegaLogic

Evolving Packaging Standards In India: Navigating The Recent Changes

In contemporary India, speed and convenience have become defining features of consumer behaviour, particularly with the rise of e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms.

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine In Digital Advertising

With the advent of major E-commerce platforms and companies, customers have now shifted their focus from traditional market shopping to virtual shopping.

LegaLogic

Indian Design Registration Trends 2024: What Businesses Need To Know – I

India is rapidly establishing itself as a design-driven economy, with design playing a pivotal role in product differentiation, user experience, and brand recognition.

DP

De Penning & De Penning

Pan Masala: Law, Health & Responsibility

India Healthcare

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

NBFCs Under Scrutiny: Court Allows Debenture Holder To Sue Under Consumer Law

AL

Anhad Law

FSSAI Targets Misleading "100%" Claims: A Wake-Up Call For Food Brands

India Healthcare

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

The Right To A Livable Planet: The Intersection Of Vegan Rights, Human Dignity, And Environmental Justice

India Environment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

GST Rate Revisions 2025 And Their Impact On LMPC Declarations

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Legal Metrology For E-commerce: Are You Compliant? (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

TRAI's Regulatory Efforts To Ensure Consumer Consent And Curb Unsolicited Commercial Communications

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

The Fine Print Explained: Legal Metrology FAQs And What They Mean For You

AP

AZB & Partners

Quality Control Orders In India: Balancing Standards, Compliance, And Industrial Continuity

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Emergence OF IoT In Manufacturing Sector Raises Data Privacy Concerns

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Navigating The EU AI Act: Compliance Timelines, Documentation, And Market Surveillance

India Technology

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Melento

Consent Managers Are India's Next Big Opportunity: Here's The FAQ You Need

AP

AK & Partners

Investor Alert: SEBI Opens Doors To Scalable Co-Investments In AIFs (Podcast)

AP

AK & Partners

Argus Talks: Decrypting Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (Video)

AP

Argus Partners

[Live] The New Labour Codes: Strategic HR Policy Transformation For Compliance-Ready Organisations (Video)

India Employment

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Applying Sub-Limit To Wrong Procedure Amounts To Deficiency In Service, Rules Ernakulam Consumer Commission

In a significant ruling reinforcing the rights of insured consumers, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam, has held Future Generali India...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Pricing Discipline And Market Transparency

India's latest phase of tax reform, popularly called GST 2.0, marks one of the most ambitious recalibrations of indirect taxation since 2017.

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Endorsing With Caution: What Celebrities Must Seek And Brands To Avoid Legal Liability In India

However, with the evolution of consumer protection, advertising, and data privacy laws, this persuasive power now carries legal consequences.

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Broken Assurances, Coerced Payments: Consumer Commission Fines IndiGo For Deficiency In Service

In a significant ruling that reinforces the rights of air passengers against unfair trade practices, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam, has fined IndiGo Airlines for deficiency...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating Consumer Disputes In India

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Concealment Of Free Seats Amounts To Unfair Trade Practice: Maharashtra Commission Finds Emirates Airlines Deficient In Service

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating The Legal Maze Of Product Launches In India: Copyright, Advertising, And Emerging Compliance Frontiers

India Media & IT

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Liability Of Celebrity And Influencer Endorsements In India: Regulatory, Contractual And Ethical Dimensions

India Media & IT

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

E-commerce Platforms Accountable For Curbing Counterfeits In The Growing Digital Age

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LexOrbis

Wow Momo Foods Private Limited vs Wow Burger & Anr

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Omnibus Technical Regulations (OTR): Everything You Need To Know

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

KYC Simplified: RBI's Customer Centric KYC Amendment Explained

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Can A Geographical Indication (GI) Be Granted To Two Nations? — Lessons From The Delhi High Court Pisco Ruling

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Khurana and Khurana

Amazon Refund Case: Delhi Consumer Commission Rules In Favour Of Buyer Over Wrong Laptop Delivery

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Omnibus Technical Regulations (OTR): Everything You Need To Know

In recent years, India has steadily tightened its regulatory framework around product safety and quality. At the center of this framework is the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body responsible for formulating, certifying, and monitoring compliance with Indian Standards.

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

KYC Simplified: RBI's Customer Centric KYC Amendment Explained

In 2025-26 budget speech, Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government's commitment to simplifying the Know Your Customer (KYC) process through the rolling out of revamped Central KYC Registry

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Can A Geographical Indication (GI) Be Granted To Two Nations? — Lessons From The Delhi High Court Pisco Ruling

A Geographical Indication (GI) is an intellectual property right that protects the indication of a product as originating from territory, or some locality in that territory...

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Amazon Refund Case: Delhi Consumer Commission Rules In Favour Of Buyer Over Wrong Laptop Delivery

In a notable decision reinforcing consumer right in the digital marketplace, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (East Delhi) has directed Amazon Retail India Pvt. Ltd. and Appario Retail Pvt. Ltd....

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Traditional Designs, Modern Threats: Bridging The Gaps In India's GI Law After The Kolhapuri Chappal Plagiarism Row

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Balancing Functionality And Aesthetic Appeal: Travel Blue Wins In Design Piracy Dispute

The case of Travel Blue Products India Private Limited & Anr. vs Miniso Lifestyle Private Limited & Anr. (Interim Application (L) No. 28407 of 2024 in Commercial IPR Suit (L) No. 28275 of 2024), decided by the Bombay High Court on July 31, 2025, is a significant decision in the areas of design law and passing off.

India Litigation

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LexOrbis

FSSAI Orders Nationwide "Special Festive Drive" To Keep Your Sweets And Milk Products Safe This Season

The country's food-regulator has fired the starting gun on its biggest pre-festival cleanliness campaign. In a circular marked "MOST URGENT", the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Auction Allottees Do Not Constitute 'Consumers' Within The Ambit Of The Consumer Protection Act

In a recent decision, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held that an auction allottee of a property cannot be regarded as a 'consumer' under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

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Clasis Law

Taxability Of Post Sale Discounts: Recent Changes – Certainty, Confusion And Calls For Reform

Discounts are an important tool in any company's strategy since they help with market positioning...

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Supreme Court On Medical Negligence: NCDRC Cannot Create A New Case Beyond Pleadings

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Rule 33 As A Regulatory Shock-Absorber: Legal Metrology's Answer To Sudden GST Rate Shifts

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

White Paper Accelerating India's Electric Vehicle Transition: Regulatory Insights And Strategic Partnerships For Manufacturing And Infrastructure

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Navigating The Grey Zone: Advertising Alcohol On Digital Screens In India

India Media & IT

LP

Legitpro Law

Dark Patterns And Market Power: Evaluating The Competition Commission Of India's Role In Regulating Digital Deception

India Anti-trust

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Sagus Speaks - August 2025 | Part 2

Sagus Legal

AI On Trial: Rethinking Liability In India's Current Legal Framework

India Technology

LO

Legacy Law Offices

BIS Compliance In India: Navigating FMCS And Scheme X

India Compliance

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Boardrooms Beware: India's Evolving Digital Governance Framework

Shivadass & Shivadass

What Happened In The Prada vs. Kolhapuri Chappal Controversy?

AL

Aarna Law

Protecting Established Brands In The Digital Age: Domino's IP Holder LLC vs M/S Dominic Pizza & ORS.

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Khurana and Khurana

New Guidelines To Control Illegal Listing And Sale Of Radio Equipment On E-commerce Platforms

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JSA

Give Me My Money Back! – Consumer Rights

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Delhi High Court Tells Patanjali To Pull Back Its Herbal Punches

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Energy & Electricity Law Updates (June 2025)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

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Legal Metrology For E-commerce: Are You Compliant? (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

From Label To Loyalty: Food Packaging And Consumer Trust (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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