Press Releases
Top e-portals blatantly violate labelling rules, reveals CERC survey
PRESSNOTE-14/E&R/March 18 Press Release Top e-portals blatantly violate labelling rules, reveals CERC survey On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day, CERC urges Govt. to formulate regulations for product return to protect online shopp..
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WORLD ANTIBIOTICS AWARENESS WEEK
New WHO Guidelines CERC joins the awareness campaign on Antibiotic resistance 21st November 2017 Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern in the world today. It is estimated that at least several thousand people die each year bec..
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How dangerous it is to drink loose milk
PRESSNOTE-2/E&R/AUGUST 17 Ref.: E&R/PR/AR/Milk/2017 Press Release Grahak Sathi reveals how dangerous it is to drink loose milk *Our tests found 70% of loose milk samples unfit for human consumption * Samples from door-to-door vendors a..
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Gujarat FDCA acts on CERC’s call to curb misleading advts
Issues show cause notice to advertisers; orders sale and marketing of 10 products to be stopped Ahmedabad, 20 June 2017 In an encouraging development, the Food & Drugs Control Administration (FDCA), Gujarat has taken a decisive step to cur..
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Grahak Sathi exposes shocking truth behind organic rice
Ref.: E&R/PR/AR/Organic rice/2017 Press Release Our tests find pesticide residues in 6 out of 7 brands and toxic heavy metals in all Ahmedabad, 8 February 2017 Grahak Sathi (February-March 2017), the National Consumer Magazine in Hindi pub..
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WCRD – 2014
CERC observes World Consumer Rights Day with host of activities Ahmedabad, 14th March, 2014 On the global theme of ‘‘Fix Our Phone Rights’, Consumer Education Research Centre, celebrated World Consumer Rights Day at their ca..
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FIX OUR PHONE RIGHTS
CERC joins CI in demanding phone rights for 7 billion users Ahmedabad, 14 March 2014 Consumers International (CI) published its Consumer Agenda for Fair Mobile Services ahead of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on 15 March 2014. In the run up ..
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ASHA RUNGTA VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE
CERS compels New India Assurance Co. to pay deducted sum Ahmedabad, 4 February 2014 Consumer Education Research Society (CERS) won a case at the State Commission some months ago against New India Assurance Company Ltd. This case again brings t..
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CERS DEMANDS STRICT ACTION UNDER SECTION 142 OF ELECTRICITY ACT
State Electricity Companies Violate Commission’s order No earth terminal in new connections released Ahmedabad, 10th August 2013 K.K.Bajaj of Consumer Education & Research Society , a pioneer recognized for taking initiatives to pro..
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CERS compels Whirlpool India to compensate harassed consumer
Ahmedabad, July 4th, 2013 Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS), a name synonymous with Consumer welfare, came to the rescue of complainant Kalpesh Parikh, who purchased an RO water purifier from Whirlpool India which was later on f..
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CERS compels school authorities to refund wrongfully held fees post withdrawal of admissions
Ahmedabad, 15th June, 2013 In a recent order passed by Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Ahmedabad (Rural), city based Somlalit School was asked to refund the entire amount of Rs 50000/- charged as admission fees along with interest to harasse..
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CERS compels public sector insurer to settle claim of Rs 80 lakh previously rejected on invalid grounds
Ahmedabad, June 06 th , 2013 A tactical move by a government-owned general insurer to reject a valid claim of an amount as high as Rs. 80 lakh by making convenient interpretation of the terms & conditions of the insurance policy was blocke..
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CERS helps a harried lady doctor get reimbursement for eye surgery from Oriental Insurance
Ahmedabad,May 8th , 2013 Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS) once again came to the rescue of a harassed consumer. This time an Ahmedabad-based lady doctor who was denied reimbursement for an eye surgery by her insurance company.
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REFUND PARTIAL COST OF DEFECTIVE MATTRESS
CERS’s intervention compels mattress manufacturer torefund partial cost of defective mattress. Ahmedabad, March 22, 2013 A city-based manufacturer of mattresses, who sold a defective piece of product and did not care to correct the defec..
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IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd. to refund the cost of faulty handset.
CERS’s intervention compels IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd.to refund the cost of faulty handset. Ahmedabad, 11th February, 2013 In a recent order passed by the Consumer Redressal Forum Ahmedabad (Rural), IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd was asked to ref..
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REFUND ILLEGAL ENERGY CHARGES
Consumer body compels electricity company to refund Illegal energy charges. Ahmedabad, 26th March 2013 Consumer Education Research Society (CERS) in a major breakthrough succeeded by compelling Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) to refund..
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BURDEN OF INFERIOR COAL ON CONSUMERS
CERS lodges protest against Electricity Companies transferring burden of inferior coal on consumers Requests GERC to direct generation companies to claim losses Coal India and other suppliers Ahmedabad, 1st February 2013: Consumer Education Re..
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ILLEGALLY AS SERVICE TAX BY BUILDER
CERS helps buyer get refund of amount charged illegally as Service Tax by Builder Ahmedabad, January 23rd 2013: Exposing fraudulent practice adopted by builder community to fetch extra amount from the buyers, Consumer Education & Research ..
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GERC STAYS DEMAND BASED TARIFF OF TORRENT POWER
Ahmedabad, 16th January 2013 Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has put stay on Demand Based Tariff for Torrent residential consumers of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar having connected load above 15 KV vide its order dated 28th Decemb..
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CERC WANTS CENTRE TO REVISE GUIDELINES FOR LPG CYLINDER QUOTA
Ahmedabad, 5th January 2013 Consumer Education and Research Centre has opposed the anomalies in the implementation of the decision to reduce the number of LPG cylinders per connection. In a letter on 11 December 2012 to Mr Veerapa Moily, the U..
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