Pre-packed item’s MRP covered, firm to cough up Rs 5K

Chandigarh, July 5 The Department of Food and Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, UT, has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on a firm for covering the declaration on pre-packed commodities by its own maximum retail price (MRP)...

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Updated At : 11:57 AM Jul 06, 2024 IST

Chandigarh, July 5

The Department of Food and Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, UT, has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on a firm for covering the declaration on pre-packed commodities by its own maximum retail price (MRP) sticker.

During a checking conducted at commercial establishments across the city recently, a firm was found covering the declarations provided on the pre-packed commodities by its own MRP sticker. A challan of Rs 5,000 was issued to the firm for violating the Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011.