-PTI Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act deals with the manner in which a complaint can be made before NCDRC. In further troubles for Nestle over Maggi issue, the government has filed a complaint on its own with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) — using a provision for the first time from the nearly three-decade-old Consumer Protection Act. Describing the alleged lapses related to food safety standards in Maggi noodles...
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India to get own version of class action lawsuits -Dipak Kumar Dash & Mahendra Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India is set to have a stronger consumer protection law with its own version of class action suits. As the term is usually defined, a class action suit is one in which one or several persons sue on behalf of a larger group of persons, referred to as "the class". However, the Indian version will not allow individuals to sue on behalf of a larger...
More »Food Security Act to Be Adopted by 90% States by June: Paswan
-Outlook Kolkata: The Food Security Act will be adopted by 90 per cent of the states by June this year, Union Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan informed today. "Currently, some 11 states had adopted the Food Security Act and by June, 90 per cent of the states will adopt it," he said. West Bengal has begun implementing the Act by introducing it in South Dinajpur district and it...
More »Record sugar output, but Maharashtra farmers bitter as prices crash -Priyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: It's known as the land of politically powerful sugar barons and has long been the leading producer of sugarcane in the country. But this year, Maharashtra has turned out the highest sugar output ever in its 55-year history. By May, it's expecting an output of a record 103 lakh tons—34% more than in 2014. But the glut is not good news. Sugar prices have crashed by Rs...
More »The Centre asks Bankers to Restructure Crop Loans and Insurance
-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of Agriculture The Central Government has asked State Level Bankers' Committees to facilitate timely restructuring of crop loans. With restructuring, the loan repayment period would be extended. The Home Ministry has also written to states to keep 10% of SDRF fund reserved for "local disasters" such as heavy rain which are to be declared at par with national disasters and use this money for distressed farmers. This...
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