The National Secretary General,
Confederation of All India
Traders (
CAIT) has issued a letter dated
January 24, 2021 to the Hon ble Minister for Commerce and
Consumer Affairs, alleging non-compliance of mandatory declaration
provisions of the Legal Metrology and Consumer Protection Rules by
e-commerce giants in India.
The letter,
inter alia, alleges that e-commerce portals
like Flipkart, and food delivery sites like Zomato and Swiggy,
amongst others, are openly infringing the mandatory provisions of
the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (
LM
Rules) and the Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules,
2020 (
Consumer Rules). It has further been alleged
by CAIT that no action has been taken by the concerned