CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1986 History of 1986 Act :- The consumer protection act‚ 1986 is one of the benevolent social legislation intended to protect the large body of consumer from exploitation. The act has come as a panacea for consumers all over the country and has assumed the shape of practically the most important legislation enacted in the country during the last few years. With the Introduction of this law‚ consumers now feel that they are in a position
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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 Though consumer is the purpose and most powerful motivating force of production‚ yet at the same time consumer is equally vulnerable segment of the whole marketing system. Attempts have been made to guard the interest of the consumer in a sporadic way till 1986‚ when Government of India enacted a comprehensive legislation-Consumer Protection Act‚ to safe guard the interest of the consumer than ever before. The Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986‚ applies to
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT: OBJECTIVE The consumer protection act was enacted in the year 1986‚ in order to mainly protect the interests of the consumer. There was widespread consumer movement back then. Who is a consumer...? Any individual who buys goods‚ which has been paid or will be paid Hires or avails a service by paying or with credit Goods and services obtained for commercial purposes are not included. Rights of a consumer A consumer has the following rights Right to safety Right to be informed
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 [Act No. 68 of Year 1986‚ dated 24th. December‚ 1986] An Act to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers’ disputes and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: - CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY 1. Short title‚ extent‚ commencement
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Introduction The Consumer Protection Act 1999 (CPA) is an act with the objective to protect the consumers’ right which came into force in Malaysia on 15th November 1999. Basically‚ the provisions of this act cover areas not covered by other existing laws. This act provides simple and inexpensive redressal to the consumer’s grievances and relief of a specific nature for example from ‘false’‚ ‘misleading’ or ‘deceptive’ as to conduct‚ representation or practice and that they shall not be practiced
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IST THANE: A mobile phone manufacturing company and a dealer recently gave Rs 18‚900 as compensation to a resident of Mira Road in Kalyan for selling him a defective mobile. The compensation was paid following an order by theThane District Consumer Redressal Forum. The New Delhi-based phone manufacturerMeridian Mobile Pvt Ltd and the dealer had to pay the compensation to one Ravindra Raghuvanshi‚ who had purchased the Fly mobile handset for Rs 8‚900 that stopped functioning. The resident
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Information Technology Act Paper Kate Cann University of Phoenix Paula Billups BIS/220 DEC 3‚ 2012 Information Technology Act Paper Introduction Advances in information technology (IT) are intended to improve a variety of characteristics of life. Sadly‚ IT progresses are resulting in an increasing amount of ethical issues. The most important ethical problems connected with IT advancements are
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act Has your family time or evening dinner ever been interrupted by a call from a telemarketer? If so‚ you’re not alone. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act was first passed by congress in 1991 in response to consumer concerns about the growing number of unsolicited telephone marketing calls to their homes and the increasing use of automated and prerecorded messages. (Unwanted) Signed into law by President Bush as Public Law 102-243‚ the Telephone Consumer Protection
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------------------------------------------------- Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986 Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986 is an act of Parliament of India enacted in 1986 to protect interests of consumers in India. It makes provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers’ disputes and for matters connected therewith. Citation : Act No. 68 of 1986 Enacted by : PARLIAMENT OF INDIA Date commenced : 24 December
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Elaborately explain the essential features of the consumer protection act 1986. Also briefly discuss unfair trade practice and restrictive trade practice as discussed under consumer protection Act? 3 . What are the characteristics of negotiable Instrument? Discuss the ‘privileges’ of holder in due course as per the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act‚ 1881? Also state the important amendment to be incorporated under sec 138 of the act. 4 . Discuss the essential elements of a valid
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