Advertising Standards Council of India

June 30, 2025
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Opinion-Trading Ads: MPL Challenges ASCI White Paper, Seeks $6mil in Damages

Opinion-Trading Ads: MPL Challenges ASCI White Paper, Seeks $6mil in Damages On May 23, 2025, Galactus Funware Technology Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Mobile Premier League (MPL), served an 11-page legal notice to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). The notice demands two principal remedies: (i) immediate withdrawal of ASCI’s white-paper Examining Opinion Trading […]

April 20, 2025
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Supreme Court Gives Centre Three Months to Finalize Nutrition Labels on Packaged Foods

Introduction In a crucial move toward strengthening consumer health rights, the Supreme Court of India on April 9, 2025, directed the Central Government to finalize regulatory norms for Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels (FOPNL) within three months. The decision stems from growing concern over India’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), many of which are linked to […]