CONSUMER AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
A consumer is any person who, or firm, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), cooperative, or association which
- buys any goods for a consideration which has been fully or partly paid for, with a purpose that does not include resale or any commercial purpose (except self-employment); and
- hires or avails of any services for a consideration which has been fully or partly paid for, with a purpose that does not include free service or services under a personal contract.
Consumer protection refers to the steps necessary to be taken or measures required to be accepted to protect consumers from business malpractices.
It may be regarded as a movement like consumerism. This is primarily necessary because businesspersons aim at ...
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