Consumer protection act: a review

Author: 
Adeeba Shamshad., Sugandha Agarwal., Anuradha P and Shweta Singh

The major motivation for enactment of this act is self-evident: to safeguard consumers from unfair trade practises. In 1986, a formal Consumer Protection law was enacted that was only focused on Consumer Protection. This act is a watershed moment in the history of social-economic legislation, and it is widely recognised as the most progressive, comprehensive, and unique piece of legislation ever enacted. In India after 2019 no amendment acts were enacted but in 2020 International consumer laws came in to existence. Many developing countries, like India, used United Nations recommendations to build Consumer Protection rules and practises. So this review article deals with the importance of Consumer Protection Act in context to Indian scenario and its significance worldwide.

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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2021.25738.5142
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