The Telangana High Court division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti dismissed a writ petition filed by PepsiCo to claim an exemption under certain packaging requirements mandated by Rule 6(1)(a) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. The concern was related to the amendment brought in
Brief Facts: The Complainant purchased two packages of “Britania Nutri Choice Thin Arrow Root Biscuits” from Chukkiri Royal Bakery (“Seller”) by paying Rs. 40/- for each package. The biscuits were manufactured by Britania Industries (“Britania”). Each package was assured to be 300g. The markings on the packages read “PKD-12-11-2019, LOT No: A1119HO, Machine Code 303A”.
The Bombay High Court recently quashed a criminal case against Raymond Group Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Singhania arising out of a cardboard package of Raymond fabric at a Reliance Trends store in Nagpur not having requisite declarations. Justice GA Sanap of the Nagpur bench held that without specific statements in the complaint regarding Singhania’s
interpreted Section 23(2) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Section 11(7) of the Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. The High Court held that a conjoint reading of both provisions empowered the Controller of the Legal Metrology Department to issue the license to manufacturers, dealers and repairers with geographical limits and other conditions.
The Karnataka High Court recently made a significant ruling in response to a petition filed by Samsung India, seeking to dismiss the legal proceedings initiated against it for alleged violations of the Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011, Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, and Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Presided over by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum,
The Supreme Court has held that though Section 3 of the Legal Metrology Act completely overrides the provisions of Chapter XIII of Indian Penal in respect of the offences and penalties with regard to weight or measure, but the prosecution for other offences under of IPC could be maintained. The issue considered by the bench
The objective behind enacting the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (“Amendment Act”) by the Government of India is to decriminalize and rationalize the offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business. To reduce the compliance burden on individuals and businesses, the Government took the initiative to reform the
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the ‘compounding fee’ paid for compounding an offence under a Statute, is not in the nature of a tax or duty. The court remarked that the compounding fee is deposited by a person to avoid initiation of coercive proceedings against him and to obtain closure. Thus, the deposit
Quashing a case against Hindustan Coca Cola Company under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules concerning alleged illegible declaration about the packaging details of mineral water sold at a movie theatre, the Kerala High Court observed that it could not be said that the details in the form of laser printing were illegible or not
he Karnataka High Court recently made a significant ruling in response to a petition filed by Samsung India, seeking to dismiss the legal proceedings initiated against it for alleged violations of the Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011, Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, and Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Presided over by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum,
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