STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Department of Legal Metrology, Jammu, imposed Rs 20,000 as fine to the Management of Easyday Store, Muthi, for displaying the Maximum Retail Price of soft drinks of quantity 1.25 lt more than its price marked on packs by the manufacturer.
A team of Legal Metrology Department under the supervision of Dy. Controller Enforcement, V.S Sambyal has conducted surprise checking in the premises of Easyday store at Muthi. The checking team detected the management of Easyday displaying the maximum retail price of soft drinks of quantity 1.25 l more than the Max. Retail Price marked on packs by the manufacturer. On questioning, Easyday management members accepted their offence and requested for its composition. The Deputy Controller Enforcement in turn fixed the plenty, to the tune of Rs. 20,000, which was deposited by the management with the department.
Acting on a consumer complaint, the Deputy Controller Enforcement issued show cause notice to Bhushan Radios, dealer of Micromax mobiles for sale of defective mobile set.
