ConsumerProtection Archives

Rapido Fined ₹10 Lakh: Why CCPA Objected to Pre-Ride Tipping Prompts

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Rapido for displaying pre-ride tipping prompts that suggested consumers

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DGCA’s New Airline Refund Rules 2026: 48-Hour Cancellation Window and Time-Bound Refunds for Passengers

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Are You Manipulated?

by Udayan Jain* and Geetika Vyas**

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Arbitrability in Consumer Disputes: Forum Shopping, Unequal Bargaining Power and an Alternate Way Ahead

by Alka Khangembam* and Udit Chaudhary**

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Claiming Refunds before RERA Authority: Challenges Amid the Absence of a Written Agreement between Allottees and Promoters

by Naman*

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The Legal Perils of Dark Patterns in India: Intersection between Data Privacy and Consumer Protection

by Aman Varma*

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court awards ₹30.91 lakh costs & damages to Himalaya for ‘Liv.52’ trademark infringement by ‘Liv-333′

The unauthorized use of the “LIV” element in a manner that does not materially differentiate the defendants’ mark from the plaintiffs’ well-established “Liv.52” mark amounts to a violation of the plaintiffs’ statutory rights.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants injunction in favor of New Balance Athletics against local shoe company for trademark infringement

The present suit seeks a permanent injunction against trademark infringement, passing off, and unfair competition arising from the sale of footwear featuring marks that are nearly identical or deceptively similar to the plaintiff’s established N Device and 550 marks.