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Despite stringent rules, the sale of acid continues unchecked on e commerce sites and elsewhere leading to horrific instances of the victims being disfigured for life. Worse, it takes up to 10 years for an acid attack case to be resolved in court.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay inquiry against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart by the Anti-Competitive Commission for alleged Competition Law Violations, stating "Big Corporates like Amazon and Flipkart should be subject to transparency and inquiry."

As in the case of the new IT rules—aimed at controlling social media majors Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, as well as digital news portals like The Wire, Scroll and The Quint—the objective behind the draft e-commerce rules is shadowing.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday on Wednesday ordered a stay on the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order directing a probe by Competition Commission of India into allegations that Flipkart had abused its dominant position in the market while seeking the response.

There is a furore over the “disappearing messages” feature on this app. This was necessitated as it is entering the payment domain through WhatsApp Pay and needs to prevent fraud.

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to consider ordering an environmental audit against entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, soft drink companies and packaged drinking water companies, among others.

A recent petition before the Delhi High Court has the potential to further open a Pandora’s Box and add to the chaos that has ensued amid the recent public outcry against China-made products.

Delhi HC has issued notices to the Centre, Flipkart, Amazon, Snap deal and other e-commerce companies on a plea seeking directions to ensure display the name of manufacturing country on products beings sold on e-commerce websites and the compliance of Legal Metrology Act, 2009.

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