Monday, 9 May 2011

Govt wants to clamp down on one-sided contracts

NEW DELHI: Soon, your telecom operator, bank or real estate developer may not be able to get away with one-sided contracts.

The government is set to revamp the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to provide for acting against unfair terms in contracts which are skewed heavily in favour of service providers or manufacturers.

Government officials said discussions are on to bring in transparent rules on unfair contracts. Under the present laws, the contracts are unilateral and there is no protection against unfair contracts. The planned changes are likely to be introduced in Parliament soon.

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