Kottayam, Oct 29 (PTI) The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has fined online trade platform Amazon for selling knives above the maximum retail price.

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The Forum directed Amazon to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation to the complainant.

The complainant approached the Forum saying he had purchased knife-set for Rs 215 after getting a discount of 45 per cent when the actual price listed was Rs 410. The complainant alleged that the knife cost only Rs 191.96 including tax.

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The Forum found that Amazon had violated the Consumer Protection Act and gave a fake advertisement.

It said the online platform violated the provisions of the Act and was liable to pay compensation for unfair trade practice.

V S Manu Lal, R Bindu and K M Anto of the Forum directed the online platform to repay the consumer excess amount of Rs 23.04 and nine per cent interest apart from the compensation.

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