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    PROJECT ON

    CONSUMER PROTECTION

    AND

    ITS LEGAL FRAMEWORK 

    PAPER – XXXVII

    MENTOR – Dr. SUNITA

    COLLEGE – DAULAT RAM COLLEGE

    UNIVERSITY – DELHI UNIVERSITY

    PREPARED & SUBMITTED BY:

    RICHA BHATIA

    B.COM (HONS.) IIIRD YEAR 

    ROLL NO.: 13

    DAULAT RAM COLLEGE

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    DELHI UNIVERSITY

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    DECLARATION

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    Dr.SUNITA Dr. (Mr*.) MEETA MATHUR 

    MENTOR TEACHER INCHARGE

     

    RICHA BHATIA

      B.COM (HONS) IIIRD YEAR 

      ROLL NO. – 13

      DAULAT RAM COLLEGE

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    AC9NOLEDGEMENT

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    RICHA BHATIA

    B.COM (HONS.) IIIRD  YEAR 

    ROLL NO. – 13

    DAULAT RAM COLLEGE

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    CONTENTS:

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    ;. C+%*!$r Pr+$-'+% A-6 1

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    C,"/$r @ 1

    INTRODUCTION

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    C,"/$r –;

    CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT6 1

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    • O%$ +r !+r$ -+%*!$r* +% 5$,"2 + %!$r+* -+%*!$r*

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    C,"/$r – 3

    SOME O THE CASES ILED UNDER 

    CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT6 1

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    The various published sources and websites used for 

     preparing project are………

    ! http:""wwwmpnicin"mpfood"consumerhtm

    # http:""wwwindiainfolinecom

    $ http:""ncdrcnicin" 

    % http:""wwwlegalhelpindiacom" 

    & http:""agmar'netnicin"agmstathtm

    ( http:""wwwapedacom"compendium")oA"Agriculture

     )ar'eting !html 

    http://www.mp.nic.in/mpfood/consumer.htmhttp://www.indiainfoline.com/http://ncdrc.nic.in/http://www.agmark.com/http://agmarknet.nic.in/agmstat.htmhttp://www.apeda.com/compendium/MoA/Agriculture%20Marketing%201.htmlhttp://www.apeda.com/compendium/MoA/Agriculture%20Marketing%201.htmlhttp://www.mp.nic.in/mpfood/consumer.htmhttp://www.indiainfoline.com/http://ncdrc.nic.in/http://www.agmark.com/http://agmarknet.nic.in/agmstat.htmhttp://www.apeda.com/compendium/MoA/Agriculture%20Marketing%201.htmlhttp://www.apeda.com/compendium/MoA/Agriculture%20Marketing%201.html

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