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The Court treated disclosure of what a product contains as the core purpose of labelling, and relied on the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which speak of potential risk and reasonable grounds for suspicion rather than proven harm.

In a significant ruling between Food Safety and Standards Authority of India v. G. Subramania Koushik & Ors. addressing consumer awareness and food safety, the Madras High Court has upheld its earlier directions requiring precautionary labelling on plastic/PET-bottled drinking water and sugar and salt sold in plastic packaging, indicating the possible presence of microplastics and nanoplastics. The decision highlights the importance of consumer disclosure, particularly where scientific research has identified potential health concerns but the precise extent of the associated risks remains under investigation.

Examination of Supreme Court’s Padam Mehta ruling establishing right to mother tongue education under Article 19(1)(a), directing Rajasthan to implement Rajasthani in schools per NEP 2020.

In the same statewide drive, two of Mumbai’s best known eateries, a 122 year old Irani cafe near Marine Lines and a well-known upmarket Chinese restaurant, have had their food licenses suspended. Both cases pose the same legal questions about the speed of a regulator’s action, what it must prove and when a suspension must end.

On 9 September 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (2026 Amendment), amending the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules 2020 (E-Commerce Rules).

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has amended the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 through the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, with the objective of strengthening consumer protection while facilitating a transparent and balanced regulatory framework for the e-commerce sector.