https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198480 A corrective advertisement could not be ordered for an advertisement published before the enabling amendment to Section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, because the power arose only from the later insertion of clause (hc), and the earlier provision allowed only discontinuance of unfair trade practice. Compensation was also unjustified where there was no prayer, allegation, or material showing loss, injury, or negligence, as Section 14(1)(d) depends on such proof. The complaint was further not properly maintainable as a public interest action because the complainant lacked the status and permission required to represent others, so the directions could not stand. en-us Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:17:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198480 A corrective advertisement could not be ordered for an advertisement published before the enabling amendment to Section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, because the power arose only from the later insertion of clause (hc), and the earlier provision allowed only discontinuance of unfair trade practice. Compensation was also unjustified where there was no prayer, allegation, or material showing loss, injury, or negligence, as Section 14(1)(d) depends on such proof. The complaint was further not properly maintainable as a public interest action because the complainant lacked the status and permission required to represent others, so the directions could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198480