New Delhi: The e-commerce entities might face heavy penalty for posting pretend critiques of merchandise, because the authorities is finalising tips to curb such practices.

The Division of Shopper Affairs has fashioned a committee, that may be finalising modifications within the norms associated to pretend critiques, which had been formulated by the Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS) in 2021. Because the highly-placed sources knowledgeable the company.

As soon as the modifications are made in these norms, they might turn out to be obligatory and entail penalty on e-commerce corporations for posting pretend critiques and likewise for getting pretend critiques performed of rival entities.

A number of e-commerce corporations get unfavorable critiques performed in opposition to one another.

The BIS norms on pretend critiques, as of now, are voluntary in nature. In keeping with the provisions of the Shopper Safety Act, 2019, penalty on e-commerce entities for posting pretend critiques of merchandise and giving inflated rankings can be imposed, and the penalty quantity may vary from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.

Aside from this, the Division of Shopper Affairs may additionally take suo moto cognizance of errant e-commerce entities, sources mentioned. The committee is predicted to counsel modifications within the BIS norms on pretend critiques inside every week, sources mentioned. The panel held a gathering on the matter on Wednesday, the place prime officers of the division in addition to a number of stakeholders had been current.