Consumer Court Penalizes Flipkart, OnePlus, Hands A ₹30,000 Fine, For Selling Used Phone As Brand New

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh levied a fine of ₹30,000 on Flipkart, OnePlus, and a mobile phone retailer for the sale of a used phone disguised as new.

The Commission was hearing a complaint by Ashwani Chawla. Chawla had ordered a new OnePlus 11R 5G through Flipkart on July 17, 2023, via a seller named Bathla Teletech.

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After using the phone for a few days, Chawla encountered significant issues, leading him to visit a OnePlus service center. It was then revealed that the phone had been activated four months prior to his purchase.

The service center directed him to the manufacturer (OnePlus), seller (Bathla Teletech), and online marketing platform (Flipkart). However, the complainant received no responses and eventually bought a new phone. Disappointed, he sought redress from the Commission.

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Past Instances

In the past many such instances of fraud has come to pass. In many cases counterfeit product is sold under the guise of the real product. In the past there have been in instances of product being intercepted. In one of the instances, a brick was sold instead of a phone.