Actor Salman Khan has approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) and says the Jaipur District Consumer Commission treated him unfairly in a case about his endorsement of "Rajshree Elaichi."
This happened after the district commission issued bailable warrants against Khan, claiming he didn't follow an earlier order to stop misleading ads for the product.
Khan says he was not given official copies of the orders.
His lawyer, Senior Advocate Ravi Prakash, said that even though the orders were already in the media, certified copies were not provided to Khan. The lawyer argued that steps were taken against Khan without him being properly informed.
The petition also said that an interim order from the case was not known to Khan and was not served to him.
It added that penal action under Section 72 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, should not have been taken without proper service.
The case started in December 2025 when advocate Yogendra Singh Badiyal filed a complaint against Rajshree Pan Masala and Salman Khan, who was listed as the second party because he was the brand ambassador.
The complaint said the ads for "Rajshree Elaichi" were effectively promoting pan masala and were misleading under the Consumer Protection Act.
On January 6, 2026, the district commission issued an interim order telling the respondents to stop misleading ads until they responded.
According to Khan's plea, this order was made without giving him proper notice.
The complainant later said the order was broken after a hoarding with Salman Khan's image appeared in public, and a contempt case was filed under Section 72 of the Act.
On January 15, 2026, the district commission issued bailable warrants against Khan in the contempt case. Khan challenged this decision before the Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, but the State Commission upheld the district commission's order on March 16, 2026.
During the hearing before the NCDRC, Khan's lawyer also said that after the warrants were issued, the district commission asked for a Special Task Force to ensure Khan's presence.
The lawyer argued that such steps were unusual in consumer cases and showed an unfair approach.
The NCDRC acknowledged the concern about certified copies of orders not being given to the parties, even though the orders were in the media.
The Commission also said its authority is based on the law and cannot go beyond that.
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