New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has put e-commerce platforms on notice over the sale of agro-products. It said their "marketplace" status does not automatically shield them from sector-specific compliance obligations when the law expressly requires verification before a regulated product is sold online.

India's apex consumer watchdog took action against Flipkart and JioMart over the online listing and sale of a weed killer marketed as "Cyclosinone Herbicide." Mint explains the CCPA's 22 September order that imposed penalties of Rs.10 lakh and Rs.5 lakh on Flipkart and JioMart, respectively.

The CCPA's proceedings followed a complaint by the Crop Care Federation of India and a communication from th...