SAMBA, JULY 22: A team of Legal Metrology Department
today charged Rs 42400 fine from erring traders during a massive market
checking drive.
The team headed by Assistant Controller Legal Metrology
Samba, Ajay Kumar Verma and Inspector Mohsin Khateeb conducted checking
of various business establishment from Jatwal to Bari Brahmna on Jammu
Pathankote National Highway. The team inspected markets in Raya Morh, Polura,
Baderi, Nanke Chack, Ghagwal, Vijaypur, Gurha Slathia, Madoon, Chachwal, Kalwal
and adjoining areas.
The team
inspected various business establishments and checked their compliance with
regard to various provisions of J&K Standard of weights and Measures
Enforcement Act 2011(Amended) and packages Commodities rules.
In all, 30 traders were challaned for violation of various provisions
including 5 for violation of Packages Commodities rules, 14 for not producing
verification certificate at the time of inspection and 11 for non
re-verification of Weighing and Measuring instruments on the due date. On
admission of the offence by the traders and with the request and assurance of
not repeating the same fault in future, the challans were compounded and
penalty of Rs 42400 was imposed on the erring traders.
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