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| LMD books traders for overcharging/inflated MRP | | | Jammu, June 21: Acting swiftly on the complaints of consumers, a team of officials of the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) headed by Joint Controller and Deputy Controller (Consumer Protection) Jammu booked M/S Vishal Mega Mart, Bahu Plaza and M/S Partap Exclusive, Aquaf Market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu for overcharging on MRP. According to official spokesperson, a consumer namely MsArushi Choudhary purchased house hold items from M/S Vishal Store and being awared consumer, scrutinized billing minutely in respect to MRP declared on the packets. She found a packet of Everest LalMirch 200g marked with MRP Rs 48-00 (inclusive of all taxes) against charged price of Rs. 52-00, thereby overcharging by Rs 4. The Consumer immediately lodged a written complaint with the department and taking cognizance of the complaint, the department immediately swung into action and found the complaint genuine.
The enforcement team lifted remaining packets of the said item along-with the bill as an evidence of overcharging and the firm was booked under the relevant provision of the Law and a notice was issued to the management to show cause.
In another complaint lodged by a consumer P K Dhar regarding alteration of MRP fixed by the Manufacturer on the bathroom sleepers, the department also conducted a detailed inspection of M/S Partap Exclusive and seized more than 100 pairs of shoes in pre-packed form not adhering to the mandatory declarations required to be labelled and affixed for the information of consumer. The owner of the firm was served seizure memo and was asked to produce the relevant bills for further scrutiny to ascertain the actual cost and address of the Manufacturer for further proceedings. |
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