Supreme Court notices Centre, states on plea for customer 'right to know' goods, seller details

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the states on a plea to declare consumers had a "right to know" about products aside from the details of distributors and sellers.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI:

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought the responses within four weeks.

The petition filed by petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said "right to know" was crucial for consumers to make informed choices and to protect themselves from unfair or restrictive trade practices and unscrupulous exploitation.