SRINAGAR, July 24: The High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd in a decade-old case alleging overpricing of soft drinks at a Domino’s outlet in Katra, holding that there was no legal prohibition on manufacturers declaring different Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for identical packaged products before January 1, 2018.
Justice Rajnesh Oswal, in a judgment pronounced on July 3, set aside the complaint filed by the Legal Metrology Department and all consequential proceedings pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Reasi.
The case arose from an inspection conducted on October 25, 2016, at Domino’s Pizza, Katra, where Legal Metrology officials found a 600 ml Coca-Cola bottle being sold for Rs 60, while the same product was reportedly available in the open market for Rs 35.
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