The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified on 9 September 2026 and effective from 1 January 2027 (“2026 Amendment”), introduce important changes to the consumer protection framework governing e-commerce entities, marketplaces, sellers and inventory entities under the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (“Rules”). The direction is clear: less room for platform discretion, more transparency for the consumer at every stage of the transaction.

On 25 March 2026, the Supreme Court dismissed a batch of special leave petitions filed by two of the three promoters of Financial Software and Systems Private Limited ("FSSPL"), Nagaraj Mylandla and Sharada Mylandla, and affirmed the enforceability of the decree entered against them by the Madras High Court in terms of a Singapore-seated arbitral award. The Madras High Court had described the liability as exceeding INR 1,400 crores: damages measured at a contractual "exit p