Jun 06, 2024 Self-Declaration Certificates for Advertisers now Mandatory in India By Sharad Vadehra Aakriti Vadehra The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling dated May 7, 2024, has mandated that all advertisers must submit a self-declaration...
May 23, 2024 Comparative Advertising in India: Beiersdorf AG v. Hindustan Unilever Limited By Sharad Vadehra Aakriti Vadehra The High Court of Delhi on May 9, 2024, in Beiersdorf AG v. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) [1], extensively examined the principles and...
Jun 06, 2023 Securities and Exchange Board of India Issues Advertisement Code for Investment Advisers and Research Analysts By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya Aakriti Vadehra In a proactive move to safeguard the interests of investors in the Indian securities market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
Jun 02, 2023 Recent Guidelines to Regulate Online Real Money Games in India By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has introduced significant amendments to the Information Technology...
Jan 29, 2023 Endorsements Know-Hows: New Influencer Rules in India By Sharad Vadehra On January 20, 2023, the Department of Consumer Affairs of India released new rules for influencers called, “Endorsement Know Hows”...
Jan 17, 2023 Madhya Pradesh High Court - Condom Ad featuring Couple Playing Garba does not Hurt Religious Sentiments By Sharad Vadehra Introduction In a recent judgment (MAHENDRA TRIPATHI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [1]), the High Court of Madhya Pradesh ruled that a...
Dec 19, 2022 Framework Launched by the Government of India to Restrict Fake Reviews on E-commerce Sites By Sharad Vadehra Recently, the Department of Consumer Affairs along with the Department and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), announced a framework titled...
Nov 16, 2022 Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022 By Sharad Vadehra With the aim of making the social media intermediaries accountable to ensure a secure, credible and dependable internet, and to make...
Nov 01, 2022 Strong-Worded Advisory by the MIB on Advertisements of Online Betting Platforms By Sharad Vadehra In one of our previous blogs, “Covid-19 and Online Gaming in India”, the Guidelines issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India...
Jun 21, 2022 Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 – Part 3 By Sharad Vadehra In the previous two parts of this Article, we have discussed the provisions of the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements...
Jun 21, 2022 Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 – Part 2 By Sharad Vadehra Continuing from Part 1 where we introduced the Guidelines and discussed bait advertising, surrogate advertising, and free claim...
Jun 20, 2022 Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 – Part 1 By Sharad Vadehra On June 9, 2022, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) of India issued Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements...
Jun 13, 2022 Fake Reviews on E-Commerce Websites on Government’s Radar By Sharad Vadehra Even before the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of Indian households had begun to prefer shopping for products online instead...
Jun 08, 2022 Advertising Standards Council of India Invokes “Suspended Pending Investigation” Process Against Offensive Advertisements By Sharad Vadehra Recently, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) undertook an exceptional step of suspending two offensive advertisements for...
May 31, 2022 Advertising Standards Council of India Recognizes Inclusivity in Its Code By Sharad Vadehra The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has proven itself to be avant-garde once again by being progressive enough to amend its...
Apr 18, 2022 Women as Powerful Brand Ambassadors By Sharad Vadehra Our previous blog “Gender Bias in Indian Advertising” covered the issue of gender stereotyping in Indian advertisements and the attempt...