Certificate in Introduction to Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was enacted to address the challenges faced by the consumers in the digital age. It aims to provide timely and effective administration and settlement of consumer disputes. It has brought e-commerce sector under its purview, introduced the concept of product liability, provided for an alternative dispute redressal mechanism, simplified the process for grievance redressal and expanded the grounds for filing complaints, among many other things. Therefore, it is imperative for consumer-driven businesses to have a clear understanding of their duties under the Act.

The Certificate in Introduction to Consumer Protection Act, 2019 aims to provide a basic overview of the important changes brought forth by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, by means of video lectures, brought to you by Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants, in association with Enhelion.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers
• Enjoy the special voice over features in the presentations
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online submission of assignment.

The course has been designed to highlight the need to repeal the 1986 Act. It examines the important definitions under the Act and highlights the establishment, powers and functions of various authorities under the 2019 Act. It further discusses the significance of the Act in the present day.

The following modules are covered under the course [Video lectures only]-

• Module 1: Introduction to Consumer Protection Act, 2019
• Module 2: Authorities under the Act
• Module 3: Product liability and Penalties
• Module 4: Significance of the Act

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The enrollee will be evaluated based on a Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the topics covered in the video lectures. 

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can choose to undergo the evaluation process as and when you are ready for the same.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure an overall minimum of 40 percent in the Project Assignment.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.