Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: A joint team of Legal Metrology Department today booked three traders and 15 autorikshaws during a surprise checking in Katra town.
Led by Amar Singh, Joint Controller, Legal Metrology, Jammu along with Dy. Controller Legal Metrology, S.S. Lab/Taximeter, Jammu, M.A Mughal and Assistant Controller Reasi Kuldeep Raj, the team conducted checking of autorikshaws and other establishments with the assistance of Police.
During the course of inspection, 15 autorikshaw drivers were booked under various provisions of J&K Weights and Measures Enforcement Act. 1997for charging flat rate from the commuters and using of un-reverified fare meters. The cases were compounded on spot and an amount of Rs 81,00 was realized from the defaulters.
The inspection team also booked 3 traders at Baba Dhansar Katra for using un-reverified electronic weighing machines for charging Rs 20 against marked price of Rs 18 for water bottles. All the three challan cases were compounded on spot and amount of Rs 65,00 was recovered from the violators.
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