Flipkart To Pay ₹ 1 Lakh Fine For Selling Sub-Standard Pressure Cookers
NDTV
Last month, CCPA had imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Flipkart for allowing the sale of alleged substandard domestic pressure cookers on its platform and violating the rights of consumers.
The Delhi High Court on Friday put in abeyance an order of the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) asking online marketplace Flipkart to recall certain sold pressure cookers that allegedly did not meet quality standards.
While directing that Flipkart's petition against the CCPA order be tagged along with a similar plea by e-commerce giant Amazon, Justice Yashwant Varma asked Flipkart to deposit the penalty of Rs 1 lakh imposed on it by CCPA and also notify the buyers of all the pressure cookers in question.
The court sought CCPA's response to the plea by Flipkart and said the interim order which was passed in Amazon's case will also be extended the present matter.
"The petitioner is entitled to the interim relief (as granted to Amazon earlier) on identical terms," the court said.
