India: Consumer Law

India's Central Consumer Protection Authority has penalized PhysicsWallah Limited Rs. 5 lakh for deploying manipulative interface designs including pre-selected donation checkboxes, emotionally coercive messaging, and forced data collection...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has taken a significant step in fortifying the country’s food safety architecture by notifying the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues)...

In recent years, the rapid expansion of e-commerce in India has brought with it a fresh set of regulatory considerations. As online shopping becomes the preferred mode of purchase for a growing section of the population, questions around product transparency, origin disclosure, and informed consumer choice have gained increasing prominence in policy discussions.

Consumers in the petroleum and natural gas sector have historically faced persistent challenges relating to quality, pricing transparency, supply reliability, and, perhaps most critically...

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.

Our Partner, Shalini Sati Prasad, recently participated in a panel discussion on the programme The Big Question, aired live on NDTV Profit Channel. The topic, "Dark Patterns Exposed: Are Dark Patterns the Biggest Threat to Consumers?" delved into the critical issue of deceptive UI/UX designs.

The Supreme Court, vide its judgment dated February 20, 2026 in Parsvnath Developers Ltd. v. Mohit Khirbat (Civil Appeal No. 5289 of 2022 and connected matters)...

In the high-stakes world of Indian ed-tech, the promise of "early excellence" has always been a powerful marketing lever.