Early Times Report
PULWAMA, Dec 9: Acting upon the strict directions of Joint Controller, Legal Metrology, Kashmir Province, Ehsan Ali Khan in connection with intensive checking of different trades particularly timber trade, a team of officials from Legal Metrology Unit, Pulwama headed by Assistant Controller, Kewal Krishan inspected different establishments including timber depots, provisional stores of Lassipora and Arihal area of the district and slapped a fine of Rs. 9700 upon various offenders for violations of some of the sections of Jammu and Kashmir Standard of Weight and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1997.
During the drive, Inspector Legal Metrology, Pulwama, Mohammad Yasin Shah booked 10 traders and shopkeepers under various sections of the Act and the Assistant Controller compounded five cases on spot and realized Rs. 9700/- as composition sum. In one such instance, a timber trader along with Manager of a timber depot was fined Rs. 7000/- for selling under sized-timber.
Meanwhile, the Assistant Controller directed all the traders particularly timber traders to use correct and verified weight and measure instruments, deliver exact quantity of commodity for which consumer is paying and to sell packaged commodities with adequate levelling clearly displaying rate (MRP), weight (net content), date of manufacturing, expiry date and complete address of the manufacturer and packer along with the consumer help line number.
Defaulters were further warned that strict actions under Jammu and Kashmir Consumer Protection Act, 1987 and Standards of Weight and Measures Enforcement Act, 1997 shall be initiated in a competent court of law against them in case of any future indulgence in such anti-consumer practices. |
