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CCPA Intensifies Action Against Misleading Advertisements and Non-Compliant Sale of Walkie-Talkies
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP for misleading advertisements and product listings of walkie-talkies that failed to disclose essential regulatory information, including operating frequencies and applicable licensing requirements.
Exam-ready takeaways
- The order was passed by the CCPA, headed by Chief Commissioner Smt. Nidhi Khare and Commissioner Shri Anupam Mishra, under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
- The CCPA further observed that the absence of an online payment gateway or shopping cart facility does not exclude promotional representations made through a website from the ambit of misleading advertisements under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
- Accordingly, the CCPA found the conduct of M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP to be in violation of the relevant provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, relating to misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices.
- The Authority has so far passed final orders against 12 entities, imposing cumulative penalties of ₹58 lakh for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices relating to walkie-talkies.
- Meta Platforms and TradeIndia (Infocom Network Pvt. Ltd.) have approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against the orders imposing penalties of ₹10 lakh each.
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of [ … ] on M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP for misleading advertisements and product listings of walkie-talkies that failed to disclose essential regulatory information, including operating frequencies and applicable licensing requirements.
Reported answer: ₹1 lakh
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP for misleading advertisements and product listings of walkie-talkies that failed to disclose essential regulatory information, including operating frequencies and applicable licensing requirements.
The Authority has so far passed final orders against 12 entities, imposing cumulative penalties of [ … ] for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices relating to walkie-talkies.
Reported answer: ₹58 lakh
The Authority has so far passed final orders against 12 entities, imposing cumulative penalties of ₹58 lakh for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices relating to walkie-talkies.
Ltd.) have approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against the orders imposing penalties of [ … ] each.
Reported answer: ₹10 lakh
Ltd.) have approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against the orders imposing penalties of ₹10 lakh each.
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