HC bars e-commerce firms from selling direct sellers’ products without consent

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has restrained e-commerce majors like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal from selling health and beauty products of direct sellers — Amway, Modicare and Oriflame, without their consent.

The interim direction by Justice Pratibha M. Singh came on the pleas of the three direct sellers alleging that products under their brands were being sold on the e-commerce platforms at cheaper rates resulting in financial losses to them.

They also raised apprehension that the goods may be tampered with or counterfeited.