Overview

• A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on July 21 issued notices to the Centre and all state governments on the public interest litigation.
• The court has directed authorities to submit written replies within four weeks, initiating the next phase of judicial review on transparency measures.
• The petition, filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, asks the Supreme Court to formally recognise consumers’ legal entitlement to detailed product and seller information.
• It seeks a directive requiring distributors, traders and shop owners to prominently display registration details—including name, address, phone number and employee count—at shop entry points.
• The plea cites the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Article 19 of the Constitution as the legal basis for enforcing market transparency and strengthening consumer redressal against deceptive practices.