Government imposes fine on Amazon for not providing mandatory information about products, Singapore court dismisses future retail petition

The government has imposed a penalty for not providing mandatory information about the products sold on its platform by Amazon, the leading e-commerce sector company. According to an official order, the company has been fined for not displaying the country of origin of the product and other information. The Consumer Affairs Ministry issued notices to Flipkart and Amazon last month for not providing such information.

The Ministry has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000-25,000 on the Bangalore Company Amazon Cellar Services and all its directors under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Goods) Rules, 2011. A senior ministry official said that after an investigation in Flipkart’s case, no violation was found, so he was not fined.

The order issued by Ashutosh Aggarwal, deputy director in the ministry, said that Amazon Cellar Services has admitted that information related to the products was not displayed by the vendors on its platform. The ministry has asked the states to ensure that all e-commerce companies comply with the legal metrology (packet goods) rules. The ministry’s November 19 order stated that Amazon’s response was not satisfactory, after which it has been fined. An e-mail sent to Amazon regarding this could not be answered.

Singapore’s arbitration court dismisses future retail petition

The petition filed by Future Retail Ltd for not making itself a party in the ongoing legal battle between Amazon-Future has been dismissed. The Singapore International Arbitration Center refused to consider Future Retail Limited as a party. In October, Arbitration banned Future Retail Ltd from selling its assets to a third party.