Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 1994(1)ALT(Cri)606; 1993CriLJ3523
..... fourteen tablets in a strip is construed as a single unit. he relies upon the definition contained under sub-section (b) of s. 2 of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976, to the effect that 'commodity in packed form' means commodity packaged, whether in any bottle, tin, wrapper or otherwise, in units ..... file of the i addl. judicial first class magistrate, warangal. 2. the prosecution is launched for the violation of the provisions of standards of weights and measures act, 1976, and the rules of weights and measures (packed commodities) rules, 1977. concisely the case is that the commodity in question i.e., tenormin eles tablets with ..... each strip of fourteen tablets as a unit, the package contains twelve such strips printing the necessary declaration as contemplated under law such as, the components, the weight, the price, the batch number, the manufacturing date, the expiry date etc. these conform to the rules, and the interpretation placed by the prosecution is incorrect .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 1999(3)ALD296; 1999(3)ALT315
..... as rightly pointed out by the learned government pleader that the system of undertaking repairs of weights and measures is not a free trade. section 9 of the enforcement act, 1985 prohibits the usage of weights and measures other than standard weights and measures which is required to be kept in the premises and the state government is ..... authorised under section 10 to issue necessary directions not to use any weight, measure or number except the specified one in that regard by ..... in purported exercise of the power conferred under sub-section (1) of section 72 of the enforcement act, 1985 framed the rules known as the andhra pradesh standards of weights and measures (enforcement) rules, 1986 (forshort '1986 rules'). the rules have come into force with effect from 15th july, 1989. it is true that the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : AIR2003AP275; 2003(2)ALD742
..... , made in the prescribed manner, of- (i) the identity of the commodity in the package; (ii) the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity in the package; (iii) where the commodity is packaged or sold by number, the accurate number of the commodity contained in ..... cleaners manufactured and marked by the petitioner-company are covered by the standards of weights and measures act, 1976, and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977.8. the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 is intended to establish standards of weights and measures, and to provide for other related matters. it is ..... manager at hyderabad filed the writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus declaring that the provisions of standards of weights and measures act, 1976 (central act no.60 of 1976) (hereinafter called the act), and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 (hereinafter called, the rules) are not applicable to .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2002(1)ALD(Cri)924
..... counsel for 1st respondent does not and cannot have application to tcd card (s). that act is made to provide for the enforcement of the standard weights and measures for better protection of consumers by ensuring meteorological accuracy in commercial transactions, industrial measurements, etc.it is not even the case of the 1st respondent ..... be 'second'. merely because the petitioner collects charges from the tcd card holders as per the pulse rate, which is fixed in time measured in 'seconds', standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 do not apply to the tcd cards because they (t.c.d. cards) or any cellular card is not ..... by the 1st respondent does not disclose the date of its manufacture, date of its expiry or the details of its user, petitioner violated the provisions of standards of weights and measures (enforcement) act, 1985 and since petitioner is also indulging in 'unfair trade practice' attracting the provision of the monopolies and restrictive trade practices act .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2003(2)ALD577; 2003(4)ALT29
..... cover one aspect or the other. section 1 of the act reads as under: '1. short title, extent and commencement :--(1) this act may be called the standards of weights and measures act, 1976. (2) it extends to the whole of india. (3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, ..... printed on the container, he has seized certain watches and issued show-cause notice alleging contravention of section 39 of the standards of weights and measurements act, 1976, hereinafter referred to as the act and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 hereinafter referred to as the rules. in the show-cause notice dated 2 ..... in a very narrow compass. the parliament has enacted the act 60 of 1976 to establish standards of weights and measures, to regulate inter-state trade or commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. the act covers .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2009(1)ALT243; 2009CriLJ1470
..... the rules in chapter ii stipulate conditions or requirements subject to which pre-packed commodities can be sold. these include the display of quantity in terms of standard unit of weight or measure, the month and year of manufacturing and the like. any contravention of the package rules attract penalties under rule 39 of package rules. rule 34 ..... manufacturing, packaging and/or selling any commodity in packaged form unless such package bears label to identify the commodity in the package, net quantity in terms of standard unit of weight or measure of the commodity in package, the accurate number of commodities in the package, the unit sale price and the like. sub-section (9) of ..... section 1, especially section 1(3) of the act. the provision reads as under.1. short title, extent and commencement(1) this act may be called the standards of weights and measures act, 1976.(2) it extends to the whole of india(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2007CriLJ2102
..... the question arising for determination, facts-in-brief may be stated thus: state through inspector, legal meteorology, mahabubabad filed a complaint under section 72 of the standards and weights and measures act, 1976 (for short 'the act') against the petitioner-manufacturer and another retailer alleging contravention of section 39 punishable under section 63 of ..... the act r/w rule 6(i) (c) r/w iii schedule of the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules, 1977 (for short 'the rules') and contravention of rule 23(i) punishable under section 39(2) of the rules respectively ..... declaration, made in the prescribed manner, of- (i) the identity of the commodity in the package;(ii) the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity in the package:(iii) where the commodity is packaged or sold by number, the accurate number of the commodity contained in the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : AIR2008AP188; 2008(3)ALT265; 2009(234)ELT434(AP)
..... plain and conspicuous declaration, made in the prescribe manner, of-i. the identity of the commodity in the packageii. the net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, of the commodity in the package;iii. where the commodity is packaged or sold by number, the accurate number of the commodity contained in the ..... orderc.y. somayajulu, j.1. this petition is filed questioning the seizure of the goods belonging to the petitioner under the provisions of the standards of weights and measures act, 1976 (the act) and the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules 1977 (the rules) made thereunder.2. the case, in brief, of the petitioner is that it gets ..... read with entry 8 in the fifth schedule which relates to 'all kinds of fruits' if weight of the product in the package is noted it is sufficient compliance with the rules. net weight, in terms of standard unit of weight and unit sale price of the commodity in the package are found on the product seized by the .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2009(5)ALT622
..... .13. the contention of the learned government pleader is that though the individual pieces, which were five in number, sealed in a single pack conformed to the standard weight envisaged in serial no. 17(b) of the third schedule to the rules, as indicated on the pack, individual units are not for loose sale, and hence ..... , the entire multi-piece pack should be treated as one unit and the total weight of all the five pieces taken together should conform to the standard weight prescribed in the said provision.14. as per the definition of 'multi-piece package' as reproduced above, the multi-piece package ..... proceeding constitutes sheer abuse of process of law.5. opposing the said contentions, the learned government pleader for civil supplies strenuously contended that the petitioner violated the standards of weights prescribed in serial no. 17(b) of the third schedule read with rule 5 of the rules. he further submitted that the impugned proceeding is only .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2007CriLJ3306
..... the name and address of the manufacturer, total number of retail package and identity of the commodity of the package as required under rule 29(a)(b)(c) of the standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules 1977. as such the petitioner and others are liable to be prosecuted. being aggrieved by the said prosecution, the petitioner preferred the present application ..... . 5 of 2007 on the file of the munsif magistrate, macherla, guntur district, for the offence under section 72 for contravention of section 39 read with section 63 of the standards of weights & measures act 1976, read with rule 4, rule 29(a)(b)(c) and rule 23(1) read with rule 39(1) of the ..... standards of weights and measures (packaged commodities) rules 1977.2. the allegation of the prosecution is that the petitioner is manufacturing the cigarette packets of flpetiohl 12000 and were transporting to various destinations. .....
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