High Court issue rule on flashy and untrue advertisements
On 15 September, Supreme Court lawyer Kamrul Islam filed a public interest writ petition
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the inaction of the authorities in banning flashy, enticing, and untrue advertisements to attract customers easily ought not to be declared illegal.
The rule also asks why legal action ought not to be taken against such advertisers.
The information secretary, commerce secretary, culture secretary, and director-general of the consumer protection department and chairman of the competition commission have been asked to respond to the rule within the next four weeks.
High Court bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Mahmud Hossain Talukdar passed the order on Tuesday.
Advocate Kamrul Islam accompanied by Tamjid Hasan Papul and Rabiul Alam appeared for the writ petition.
Earlier on 15 September, Supreme Court lawyer Kamrul Islam filed a public interest writ petition challenging the inaction of the defendants in controlling tempting and deceitful advertisements.
He said, "Recently I have seen that consumers are being harassed through very glamorous and tempting advertisements. On the other hand, a class of dishonest traders are smuggling crores of money abroad. I gave a legal notice on this issue on 6 August. After that, a writ was filed in the High Court as no action was taken."