STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: A team of the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Kathua headed by the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Kathua Ajay Kumar Verma comprising Inspector Legal Metrology Kathua Vicky Sharma conducted intensive checking of various business establishments especially sweets, milk, bakery, confectionary shops, provision store, Karayana shops at College Road Kathua, Hatli Morh, Hatli Road and adjoining areas.
During inspection number of traders were inspected and among others one trader was booked for not marking the MRP on the rice bags net weight 10 kg supplied by the Punjab based firm M/S Focal Point at College Road Kathua.
After going through number of correspondences with the firm and local trader by the department, the discrepancy in respect of violation of PCR on the rice bags net weight 10 kg was admitted by the management of the company through local trader and assurance was given to the department for not repeating the same violation in future. As such, the case was compounded by the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Kathua and a penalty of Rs 10,000 was imposed on the erring traders for violation of different Provisions of J and K Weights and Measures Enforcement (Amendment) Act 2011 and Package Commodities Rules.