Delhi High Court directs Flipkart to deposit Rs 1 lakh penalty for allowing sale of sub-standard pressure cooker

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has directed e-commerce firm Flipkart to deposit Rs 1 lakh penalty within one week in the court's registry for allowing sale of sub-standard pressure cooker on its platform, according to a release.

Last month, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) had imposed a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 on Flipkart. The authority had directed to notify consumers of all 598 pressure cookers sold on its platform, recall the pressure cookers and reimburse money to the consumers.

In an official statement, the CCPA informed that "Delhi High Court has directed Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd, which owns and operates popular e-commerce platform www.flipkart.com to notify consumers of all 598 pressure cookers sold through its e-commerce platform of the order passed by CCPA that the pressure cookers do not conform to BIS standard..." The Court has further directed the company to deposit the sum of Rs 1 lakh, which is the penalty amount, before the Registrar General of the Court within a period of one week, it added.