CCPA Fines Amazon Rs 1 Lakh over Sweets Sold as 'Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad'
- The Central Consumer Protection Authority fined Amazon Rs 1 lakh for selling sweets as 'Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad' without authorization from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
- The sweets included ghee laddoos, khoya laddoos, boondi laddoos, and cow's milk peda, which were misleadingly marketed as blessed prasad from the Ram temple.
- CCPA expanded rules to prohibit the use of terms like 'prasad' and 'mahaprasad' linked to 10 major religious institutions without certified authorization from those institutions.
- The authority rejected Amazon's claim of being merely an intermediary and held it responsible for monitoring such listings and providing seller and grievance officer information on the platform.
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Amazon Fined Rs 1 Lakh For Selling Ordinary Sweets As "Ram Mandir Prasad"
The impugned listings generated Gross Merchandise Sales of Rs 25,26,309, with actual revenue from the four products at Rs 39,802.29, of which Amazon earned Rs 15,165.90 as service fee, the order noted.
CCPA fines Amazon Rs 1 lakh for selling sweets as Ayodhya Ram Mandir prasad
The CCPA fined Amazon Seller Services one lakh rupees for unauthorized religious product sales. Ordinary sweets were falsely advertised as "Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad" on the platform. This action followed a complaint filed by the Confederation of All India Traders. Amazon must now verify authorization for religious offerings before listing them. The regulator also found shortcomings in Amazon's seller information disclosure practices.
Amazon ₹1 lakh fine: CCPA flags sale of sweets as ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’
The CCPA said the phrase ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’ has a specific religious meaning for devotees, referring to food offered to and blessed by the deity at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
A platform selling online offerings of offerings from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been fined ₹1 lakh by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), a government agency. Let's explore the details.
Amazon Fined INR 1 Lakh for Selling Sweets As ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’, CCPA Says Platform Responsible | 📰 LatestLY
Amazon has been fined INR 1 lakh by the CCPA for allowing ordinary sweets to be sold online as ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’. The watchdog said Amazon cannot escape responsibility by calling itself an intermediary. The order also bars listings using ‘prasad’, ‘mahaprasad’ or ‘bhog’ for 10 major religious institutions without certified permission. 📰 Amazon Fined INR 1 Lakh for Selling Sweets As ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’, CCPA Says Plat…
Amazon fined Rs 1 lakh for selling ordinary sweets as Ayodhya Ram temple prasad
The CCPA fined Amazon Rs 1 lakh over listings that sold ordinary sweets as Ayodhya Ram temple prasad. The order widens restrictions on using major religious institutions' names without certified permission.
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