Overview
- India’s National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which issued its order Wednesday, stayed the execution of bailable warrants against Salman Khan and put further district‑level proceedings on hold while it reviews the case files.
- An NCDRC bench led by President Justice AP Sahi directed the Rajasthan State Commission to send the complete records from the Jaipur District Commission by special messenger and issued notice to the complainant, advocate Yogendra Singh Badiyal.
- The dispute began after the Jaipur District Consumer Commission’s January 6 interim order restrained advertising, followed by reports of fresh hoardings on January 9 that triggered a contempt application under Section 72 of the Consumer Protection Act, which allows penalty for disobeying a commission’s order.
- The district forum issued bailable warrants on January 15, the state commission upheld those steps on March 16, and the Rajasthan High Court later stayed a warrant, lifting Khan’s need to appear on April 13.
- Khan’s counsel argues the interim order was never served, says consumer forums overreached by using warrants and a proposed police task force, and contends the Central Consumer Protection Authority is the proper body to police misleading ads, an issue the NCDRC will weigh in mid‑April.