| LMD teams book 56 traders, recover Rs 64400 as fine | | | Early Times Report
Kathua, June 28: The Legal Metrology Department Kathua and Udhampur have booked 56 traders during last one month and charged them with a fine of Rs 64400 for violation of various provisions of J&K Weights and Measures Enforcement Act1997. The Legal Metrology Department Kathua team under the supervision of the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Kathua Ajay Verma, booked 26 traders during the last one month and charged them with a fine of Rs 38400. The traders were booked during intensive checking of business establishment including Ration dealers, flour Mills, Atta Chacki, Meat Shops, Bar and Restaurant, Dispensing unit, Karayna shops and sweets shops in Shastri Nagar, Railway Road Kathua, Rajbagh, Budhi, Basholi Thein, Dher, Phinter, Kishanpur, Thada-Kalayal, Billawar, Chadwal, Marheen, Amala, Mangloor and Adjoining areas. Meanwhile, continuing its drive to protect consumers against illegal trade practices, Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Udhampur booked 30 traders during last one month for violations of various provisions of weights and measures Act and recovered a fine of Rs. 22000. The Department has 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 has also warned the unscrupulous traders to desist from using unfair trade practices to cheat the innocent Consumers and also appealed to the Consumers to remain vigilant while purchasing Commodities
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