Section 2 (41) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 defines the term “restrictive trade practice” as follows.
“Restrictive Trade Practice” means a trade practice which tends to bring about manipulation of price or its conditions of delivery or to affect flow of supplies in the market relating to goods or services in such a manner as to impose on the consumers unjustified costs or restrictions and shall include– (i) delay beyond the period agreed to by a trader in supply of such goods or in providing the services which has led or is likely to lead to rise in the price; (ii) any trade practice which requires a consumer to buy, hire or avail of any goods or, as the case may be, services as condition precedent for buying, hiring or availing of other goods or service.
The Consumer Park Opinion: “Consumer protection holds equal vital to the manufacturing, sales, and service sectors for economic development.” – Dr V. Ramaraj, District Judge Super Time Scale @ District Consumer Commission. The Consumer Park agrees with his views, which was expressed on 24 December 2024 at National Consumer Day event.
