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Top bakers M/s Jai Hind, M/s Dayal & M/s Renuka for consumer right violations 11/11/2014 10:35:30 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 11: Legal Metrology Department (LMD) in a bid to come forward to rescue hapless consumers being cheated either on one pretext or other by unscrupulous elements in the consumer trade today booked three top bakers of city including M/s Jai Hind, M/s Dayal and M/s Renuka Cakes for various violating consumer rights. According to ManojPrabhakar Deputy Controller Legal Metrology Consumer protection on the complaint of Consumer Welfare Association, one of the officer In the team constituted for inspection acted as a decoy consumer and purchased 01 kg cake from each of the leading trader in Gandhi Nagar area @ rate of Rs 600/, 400/- and 500/- and to the surprise of department during the weighing of the cakes it was found to be net of 775 g, 875g & 850g. "The consumers were being deceived of the gross weight by including the weight of the cardboard tray which is deliberately added to the weight of the cake," MrPrabhakar said. "On calculations it was revealed that consumers were robed off by Rs 80 to Rs 130 extra per kg On the sale of cake, he said while adding, "accordingly M/s Jai Hind Bakery, M/s Dayal Bakers and M/s Renuka Cakes were booked for selling cake short in weighment under the relevant provisions of the law enforced for the purpose & case recommended for Legal proceedings in the appropriate Court of Law." He added that all three defaulters were directed to display conspicuously the rates of the different varieties of the eateries along with the weight of the tray.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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