The amended Consumer
Forum Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session promises to
fight propaganda by ensuring that celebrities who endorse products will be held
jointly liable in case of faulty or misleading advertisements. The
manufacturers would be fined up to Rs 50 lakh and will have to serve a jail
term of five years if the Bill becomes a law. Celebrities will also be banned
from endorsing products for a year and further offences would lead to a
three-year ban.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
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