KOCHI:
Webinar conducted in connection with the consumer day reinstated a strong belief in each of the participants by highlighting that fact that it is only if we as a consumer speak up for our rights, the consumer interest will be protected.
The webinar was conducted by the School of Legal Studies, CUSAT in association with Guild for Legal Research Orientation and Writing (GLOW). The participants were debating on the “Rights of Consumers: Issues and Perspectives”. The webinar also highlighted the basic fundamental rights available to the consumers like the right to be heard, right to redress, right to safety, the right to be informed, and right to consumer education and the practical aspects of consumer rights.
Praseena Elizabeth Joseph, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India, Dr Gitu Singh, Professor, School of Legal studies, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow and Dr Navtika Singh Nautiyal, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun were the resource persons for the webinar. Dr A. Vani Kesari, Director, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT, and Mrs. Arathi Ashok, Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies also spoke.
