JAMMU DECEMBER 22: Acting on the complaint of a consumer against a dealer for selling sanitary ware fittings of Jaquar brand in contravention to the provisions of Legal Metrology Laws.

The team of officers inspected the stocks of the company and found that relevant sizes on fittings, rates and packing date which are mandatory for the information of the consumers were missing on number of packages.

The team also checked the bills of the items on which the GST has been reduced from 28% to 18% and it was noticed that the benefit of reduction of taxes was not being passed to the consumers fully as per the invoices checked on the spot in some items.

The seizure memo was issued to the management under the law being enforced for the purpose.