Early Times Report
KATHUA, Mar 13 : A team of the Legal Metrology Department, Kathua under the supervision of the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Ajay Verma conducted intensive checking of various business establishments.
Grocery shops, veg/fruit sellers, chicken shops, Goldsmiths, Atta chacki, Sweet shops and provisional stores and manufacturing units at Kathua, Barnoti, Railway Road, Andechack, Hore, Chakra, Haripur, Dayalachack and adjoining areas were inspected .
A total of 10 traders were booked for violation of various provisions of J&K Weights and Measures Enforcement Act, 1997 and Package Commodities Rules and a penalty of Rs 11000 was imposed on the erring traders during the month of March 2014. Besides this, Department also directed all the traders to use only verified Weights and Measures for business transactions and display MRP, PKD, Net Contents and complete address and Consumer care Number on the Commodities to be sold in package Form. The Department also warned the unscrupulous traders to desist away from using unfair trade practices to cheat the innocent Consumers and also appealed to the Consumers to remain vigilant while purchasing the Commodities. |
