Rajouri: A team of the Legal Metrology Department under the supervision of Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Rajesh Heera conducted an extensive checking of various business establishments especially Provisional Stores, Mutton & Chicken Shops, Ration depots, Sweet Shops and Vegetable and fruit shops at Rajouri, Muradpur, Aetti and Saaj area.
During the inspection, the team booked 13 traders for violation of various provisions of J&K Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act 2011 and Packages Commodities Rules. On pleading guilty, the cases were compounded for Rs. 15000 by the Assistant Controller .
Besides, the team directed all the traders to use only verified Weights and Measures for business transaction and ensure that all the package commodities sold to the consumers must bear the MRP, Net Content, packing date, complete address of the packer/importer and consumers care number.
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 the commodities.
