Consumer protection is a group of laws and organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers as well as fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace.
“The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors” said Prof Vl Mony, Dean of Selq Qui College of law while speaking in a national workshop on consumer laws, which was organised by the Sela Qui Academy of higher education, Dehradun on Saturday.
The event was inaugurated in presence of Prof. Ashok R. Patil, NlSIU, Banglore, Prof. Gijimon VS, Prof NlSIU, Banglore, Maj Gen Basant Singh, Vice Chairman Gurukul Trust, Prof(Dr.) Dhram Buddhi, Director SelaQui Academy of Higher Education, and Prof Vl Mony. Maj Gen Basant Singh said, there is a need of awareness of consumer rights, which generally people are not even aware of. It becomes the responsibility of legal educationists to spread awareness & help connecting the people to the consumer rights which makes them powerful.
Prof. Gigimon said that the basis motive of consumer forum is shown by its slogan “Become More Powerful” to serve the costumer. All the concern of consumer are handled by this organization that involves malls, banks, multinational company, services of utility to make sure to consumer that they are getting their dignity respect and all rights.