India: Consumer Law

When India's food regulator ordered Dabur to stop selling products labeled "100% Pure," the Delhi High Court intervened with an interim stay. The case raises fundamental questions about how absolute advertising claims should be regulated and whether prohibitory action can be taken without adequate procedural safeguards.

The principal obstacle in the adoption of green hydrogen for reduction of carbon emissions has been commercial rather than technological, as industrial users seeking to transition must fund and operate a dedicated electrolyser plant for a term of fifteen years or more. The “Electrolyser as a Service” (EaaS) model addresses this constraint. Under the EaaS model, a technology provider (Service Provider) designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates and maintains an electrolytic hydrogen generation plant (Project) on a build-own-operate basis at the premises of the industrial user (Consumer).

The Apex Court in the case, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission vs TATA Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., held that electricity consumers do not have to bear power plant depreciation costs for the period during which they weren’t supplied electricity.

India's new Anti-Greenwashing Guidelines impose strict penalties up to INR 50 lakhs on manufacturers and endorsers who make unsubstantiated environmental claims like 'organic,' 'eco-friendly,' or 'sustainable' without credible certification. As global regulatory bodies increasingly crack down on misleading green marketing, businesses must audit their claims and maintain proper documentation to avoid reputational damage and financial liability.

India's digital economy faces transformative regulatory developments as CERT-In introduces AI-focused cybersecurity blueprints, ASCI proposes labeling standards for AI-generated advertising content...

The interplay between alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and statutory consumer remedies has long been a contested terrain in Indian jurisprudence.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has proposed amendments to packaging regulations that would mandate pan masala manufacturers to abandon plastic-based packaging in favor of paper, cellulose, tin, or glass materials. This regulatory intervention harmonizes food safety standards with environmental protection mandates by incorporating provisions from the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, creating a comprehensive framework that addresses both public health and sustainability concerns. The dr

India's digital payments story has been extraordinary. In two decades, India moved from RTGS and paper cheques to Unified Payments Interface processing nearly half of the world's real-time transactions.

Do you remember the moment of buying your last physical book or a vinyl record or a video game cartridge? Had you entered a store and exchanged money for the item which you got home and the object belonged to you.