EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAMBAN, Oct 19: A team of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) headed by Assistant Controller inspected various business establishments at Ramban and Batote.
As many as 14 erring traders were booked for violation of Legal Metrology Act (LMA), who were compounded by Assistant Controller Kapil Jamwal on the spot and penalty of Rs 8800 was recovered from erring traders.
Assistant Controllerdirected all the traders to use only verified weights and measures for business transactions and display MRP, PKD, Net Contents, complete address and Consumer Care Number on the commodities to be sold in packaged form. The department has also warned the unscrupulous traders to desist away from using unfair trade practices and appealed to the consumers to remain vigilant while purchasing the commodities. |
