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  The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 The term 'consumer' means a person who has purchased a good or service for his own consumption from a seller, manufacturer or service provider. In the old times when there was a market-based economy, there was no talk about consumer rights, only the rule of buyer beware was applicable, that is, the buyer needed to be careful. If any defect is found in the service or goods, then no relief was available for him. Consumer laws were made in America with the efforts of Ralph Nader, and in India, with the efforts of J.R.D.Tata, work was done towards consumer awareness and consumer protection. The first consumer protection law came into existence in the year 1986, and at present the Consumer Protection Act 2019 is in force, which has come into effect from July 20, 2020. This new law has replaced the three-decade-old Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Consumer Protection Act 2019 strengthens consumer rights in India . Let us know some key points re...

Benami Property Act What is benami property? 1. Benami property is such property for which the payment is made by one person, but it is registered in the name of another person. Such property may be purchased in the name of wife, children or any relative. The person in whose name such property is purchased is called "benamidar". Benami property can be in the form of movable or immovable property or financial documents. 2. If a person buys shares in the name of another person, then that too will be considered as benami property. Apart from this, making fixed deposits in bank accounts in others name is also considered as benami property. What does the Act say? Parliament passed the Benami Transactions Prohibition Act in August 2016. After it came into effect, the existing Benami Transactions Act 1988 has been renamed as Benami Property Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 2016. The amended Act came into force from 01 November 2016. Provision of Punishment and Penalty 1. Under ...

Police Custody and Judicial Custody: Difference Whenever a person is arrested, we often hear that he has been sent either to police custody or judicial custody. Let us know what is the difference between police custody and judicial custody and what are the legal provisions related to it? What is police custody? Police custody means that the accused remains in the lock-up of the police station or in the custody of the investigating agency that is investigating the case. During this period, the police can question the accused and collect evidence related to the crime. Police custody is given when the investigation is at an early stage, and the police need to interrogate the accused to find out more details, identify other suspects, or recover stolen property or weapons used in the crime. The police can also bring the accused face-to-face with witnesses or other people involved in the case to find out the truth. But police custody is always under legal rules to make sure the police ...

Fake Social Media Accounts: Laws and Action You Can Take      in   India (2025) Fake Social Media Accounts: Laws and Legal Action You Can Take The present time is the era of social media and information technology. Online presence has become as important as a person's offline presence. There are many social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, etc., where one has to create a profile to mark one's presence, and through that profile only, a person can establish contact with his family members, friends, colleagues, co-workers etc., in the online world. As the online presence of people is increasing, many dangers related to it are emerging, the most dangerous of which is the creation of fake social media account (fake profiles online). Rise of Social Media and Its Risks In India alone, the use of social media has increased a lot over the past ten years, with millions of people joining platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. While this fa...