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Petition filed in Supreme Court to compulsory show “Country of origin” for all products on e- commerce site

Petition filed in Supreme Court to compulsory show “Country of origin” for all products on e- commerce site Introduction A writ petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to formulate a law that mandates all the e-commerce industry/ business houses selling goods in India, through any channel to display the Country of Origin in such a way that is legible easily by the consumers; making the consumer’s aware of the ‘Country of Origin’ so as the Consumer can make an informed decision. Petition was raised on the following Questions of Law? Whether the consumer has the right to know the ‘Country of Origin’ or not so as to take a conscious decision? Whether Respondent shall attract penalties upon the e-commerce industry for non- disclosure of the ‘Country of Origin’ on the products they are selling, as it is nothing less than cheating with the consumers, as it is a matter of right for the consumers to be aware about the Country ...

GST -- HISTORY

 GST --  HISTORY


 GST has been introduced with effect from 1st July,2017.

  >= The idea of GST was first mooted by Kelkar Task Force in 2004.

  >= GST was launched at midnight of the June ,2017 from Central Hall of Parliament.



 

GST Global Perspective :


>= France was the first country to implement GST in 1954.

>= At present ,more than 160 countries have implemented it.

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