Consumer & Competition Laws

Legal Litigator-Advocates & Consultants has established Consumer Litigation Practice, which is backed by a team of extraordinarily experienced and skilled lawyers with knowledge in the critical Consumer & Competition Law Sector. 

We handle disputes from the District Forums, State Commissions, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Consumer Disputes Redress Commission (“NCDRC”), to the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, we advise and represent individual consumers, developers, various public sector undertakings, corporate houses, and others on all aspects of consumer law. We also provide RERA solutions to developers and agents, as well as assisting our clients with RERA registration and compliance.

Our team has handled a wide range of consumer cases on a national basis. We are well-known for our ability to produce pleadings and make successful appearances on behalf of our clients. The Firm’s vigorous consumer practice has made it a premier law firm for consumers in India in recent years. On a pan-India basis, the Firm is widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of consumer litigation on behalf of groups/associations of house buyers/public sector undertakings, etc.

Services we provide:-

• Preparation and review of consumer agreements including advise on unfair contracts & unfair trade practices;
• Dispute analysis and opinion on likely outcome;
• Defense and lawsuits over consumer damages disputes;
• Legal advice on all consumer protection issues including product liability issues;
• Warranty claims;
• E-commerce, which has now been included within the ambit of Consumer Protection Act;
• Advise on false or misleading advertisements;
• Settlement of disputes by way of mediation, arbitration and litigation;
• Complete litigation related documentation support;
• Appearance before the relevant Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums.

At the district, state, and federal levels, quasi-judicial machinery is being sought to be established up in order to promote and safeguard consumers’ rights and interests. These quasi-judicial organisations have the authority to issue certain types of relief and to impose sanctions for failure to follow their orders. They are required to uphold the principles of natural justice. These organisations’ principal goal is to quickly and easily resolve consumer complaints. One of the laws’ noble goals is to safeguard all customers from being taken advantage of.

The complaints can be filed before, as per Pecuniary Jurisdiction of the subject matter, defined under Consumer Protection Rules 1986, in the following Forums/Commissions.

• District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum.
• State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission;
• National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, New Delhi

We offer thorough legal services in these areas for the protection of consumer rights and product liability to consumers as well as to manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services. We have extensive experience practicing in the fields of consumer laws, law related to monopolistic and restrictive trade practices, and these laws. We provide complete legal services to our clients before consumer Forums/commissions, MRTP / Competition Commissions etc.

COMPETITION LAW

By virtue of their size, “big business” occasionally succeeds in holding the competition at bay, and this is only possible due to their superior financial position. The imbalance in the country’s wealth and income distribution is exacerbated by the exclusion of powerful men from industry and industries. India, a growing nation, intended to encourage industrial progress while keeping in mind its socioeconomic goals. To support the implementation of this strategy, the state established the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Acct, 1969. (MRTP). The MRTP Act was created to put a stop to the criminal for the benefit of society. The MRTP Act was replaced by the Competition Act, 2002. It focuses mainly upon:

• Agreement among enterprises
• Abuse of dominance
• Mergers or, more generally, combinations among enterprises.