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May 29 2002 (HC)

The Manager, Asian Paints (India) Limited Vs. the Inspector of Legal M ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 2002CriLJ3869; 2002(6)KarLJ481

..... made against the petitioner about violation of sub-rules (6) and (7) of rule 23 of the rules.5. the provision of section 72 of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 declares that no court shall take cognizance of offence punishable under this act except upon the complaint made by the director or any authorised ..... of the commodity, for example, in the case of common salt, sodium chloride is the generic name; (c) the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity contained in the package or where the commodity is packed or sold by number, the number of the commodity contained in the package ..... chief metropolitan magistrate, bangalore. the inspector of legal metrology has filed a complaint against the petitioner for contravention of rules 4, 6 and 23(1) of the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 (hereinafter referred as the 'rules'). the respondent on 26-4-1997 inspected the shop of one agarwal private limited at .....

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Jul 03 1990 (HC)

M/S. T.T. (Pvt.) Ltd. Vs. Union of India, and Others

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : AIR1991Kant79

..... are filed. as stated earlier the whole object and purpose of the act has been to enact a law not only for the purpose of setting out standards in weights and measures but also to make provisions for the protection of consumers. one of the most important rights of a consumer today, among other rights, is ..... the petitioners that the entire act itself is intended to cover inter-state transactions and not intra-state transactions. in fact, the parliament has enacted another act, the standards of weights & measures (enforcement) act, 1985 (act 54 ot 1985) (hereinafter referred to as the 'enforcement act') and s. 2 thereof which clearly states that that ..... manufacturer, and what is very important, the price of the package. it is also proposed that commodities commonly used by people should be packed in rationalised standard quantities by weight, measure or number, so as to facilitate the purchase and comparison of price by the people. further, indication of date of manufacture and date of expiry .....

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Jul 22 2009 (HC)

Flemingo Duty Free Shops Pvt. Ltd., a Company Incorporated Under the P ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2009KAR3462; 2009(5)KarLJ480

..... under the relevant act is equally inapplicable.the writ petition is accordingly allowed. it is declared that the standards of weights and measure act, 1976, the standards of weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1985, and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977, dealing with imported goods are not applicable to the goods of ..... is therefore evident that tile legislature has chosen not lo cover transactions in the course of import or export, either under the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 or the standards of weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1985. the sales in duly-free shops in which foreign goods are sold to incoming and ..... the transactions insofar as the goods brought by incoming passengers are sales in the course of import and are not covered by the swm act, or the standards of weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1985, (hereinafter referred to as swm (enforcement) act, for brevity) the said acts apply to interstate sales and intra .....

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Aug 21 2009 (HC)

Wipro Limited Represented by Its Legal Manager Shri Vishal Mittal and ...

Court : Karnataka

..... affixed thereto a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration made in accordance with the provisions of the rule 6(c) would relate to the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity contained in the package or where the commodity is packed or sold by number, the number of the commodity contained in the package. the ..... it is being ultra vires of the provisions of section 39(4) and 83 of standard of weights and measures act, 1976.2. the matter arises in the following manner:1 the first petitioner is engaged in the manufacture of toilet and bathing soaps. according to them ..... orderajit j. gunjal, j.1. the petitioners in tins petition are seeking for declaration that rule 8(b) and 18 of the standard of weights and measures (packaged commodities) amendment rules 2006 is ultra vires of articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the constitution of india. they would also seek a declaration that .....

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Jan 31 2009 (HC)

Reebok India Company Through Its Executive Director (Finance and Opera ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : ILR2009(1)Kar924:2009(2)KCCRSN63:2009(3)KLJ99:2009(3)AIRKarR120:AIR2009NOC2202.

..... m/s. foot mark respectively and seized shoes in packages said to be in violation of sections 39, 63 of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 (for short 'act) read with rules 33(v) and 23(1) of the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities), rules, 1977 (for short 'pc rules'). the inspection, it is said, disclosed that ..... india limited v. union of india 2002 wlr 140 as well as that of the high court of andhra pradesh in titan watches limited v. senior inspector legal metrology weight and measures department air 2003 ap 75 and eureka forbes ltd. v. union of india 2003 (2) ald 742, are said to be carried in appeal, pending ..... package', wherever it occurs, shall be construed as a package containing a pre-packed commodityexplanation i: where any such weight or measure is or other goods are, delivered, to a earner or other bailee for transmission, the movement of such weight, measure or other goods shall, for the purposes of sub-clause (u), be deemed to commence at the .....

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Sep 10 2008 (HC)

Vijayalakshmi Marketing Rep. by Proprietor, Mr. N. Surya Mani S/O K.S. ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 2009(1)KCCR203:2009(2)AIRKarR365.

..... annexure b, as the package did not contain mrp and date of manufacture on it and the same is in contravention of the provisions of section 39 of the standard weights and measures act, 1976 r/w rules 4 & 23 and section 63 of the said act, issued the impugned notice dt 13.6.2007 referring to case no ..... bearing no. gsr 620 (s) dated 26.9.77. the powers exercised by the 2nd respondent herein is strictly as provided under the relevant provisions of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 r/w rules 1977, in view of violation of mandatory provisions of the said act after making spot inspection the articles are seized. there ..... impugned seizure notice issued by the 2nd respondent what emerges is that the seizure notice issued registering the case for violation of the provisions of the standards of heights and measures act, 1976 standards of heights and measures (packaged commodities) rules 1977, issuance of compounding notice wherein it is specifically spelt out that on inspection of the said .....

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Oct 06 1999 (HC)

Karnataka Bank Limited, Bangalore Vs. State of Karnataka and Another

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : 2000(2)KarLJ396

..... word 'transaction' used in section 24 of the enforcement act would have the same meaning as is assigned to that expression by section 2(z) of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976. section 3(o) of the enforcement act runs thus:'3(o) words and expressions used in this act are not defined but ..... transaction' has not been defined under the act. support was however drawn by mr. vishwanath from the meaning given to the said expression in section 2(z) of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 (act no. 60 of 1976), which reads as under:'2(z) 'transaction' means--(i) any contract, whether for sale, purchase, exchange ..... the hearing today the argument of learned counsel for the petitioner was slightly different. it was conceded that since karnataka weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1958 was no longer in operation with the coming into force of standards of weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1985 (central act 54 of 1985), the validity of the impugned notices shall have .....

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Jan 08 2010 (HC)

Bharati Airtel Limited Represented by Its General Power of Attorney Ho ...

Court : Karnataka

..... had seized a box containing gsm fwp and had promptly issued a notice regarding registration of a case for violation of the provisions of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 (hereinafter referred to as 'the rules' for brevity). calling upon the said agent to compound the ..... damage on account of handling, they are kept in a packed condition. it is the petitioner's case that the third respondent, which is an authority under the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as 'the swm act' for brevity) had inspected the premises of one of the agents of the petitioner namely. ..... hand are either sold or sought to be sold to a subscriber alongwith the services that are provided, on the face of it; in terms of the standard form agreement, which a subscriber is required to execute in availing the services provided by the petitioner, there is clearly a term which requires the subscriber to .....

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Jan 25 2007 (HC)

The Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Vigilance) Vs. Hindustan ...

Court : Karnataka

Reported in : (2007)10VST330(Karn); 2007(4)KCCRSN253; 2007(3)AIRKarR29; 2007-08(5)VATToday33(DB)

..... regard to dharwad tea and non-dharwad tea. same is reflected in the books of accounts. the company is governed by the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 and rules. rule 6 read with rule 2(r) of the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 requires that the sale price of the package commodity shall be printed on the packages .....

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Sep 16 2011 (HC)

Ewac Alloys Limited, Mumbai, Rep. by Its Head of Finance and Accounts ...

Court : Karnataka

..... central government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the said act. in exercise of the aforesaid powers, the central government made the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 (hereinafter called the rules). chapter ii deals with the provisions applicable to packages intended for retail sale. ..... regard to the existing production, distribution and consumption patterns of the country or region concerned. the various enactments such as the contract act, the standards of weights and measures act, the motor vehicles act, the monopolies and restrictive trade practices act, the food adulteration act etc., were found to be inadequate ..... to the subject goods so far as petitioner is concerned and etc.,) 1. the petitioners have preferred this writ petition seeking declaration that provisions of standards of weights and measures act, 1976, for short, hereinafter referred to as the act and the rules framed thereunder are not applicable to the subject goods .....

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