By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Feb. 29: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Fridaydirected that Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd should complywith Rule 6 (1A) of the Standards of Weights and Measures(Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977.Justice NV Ramana issued the direction while passing an orderreleasing the company’s products worth Rs 3 crore seized by theweights and measures department recently at Moula Ali.The company filed a writ petition in the court stating thatofficials of the weights and measures department inspected itsplant at Moula Ali on February 13 and seized products includingFanta, Limca, Sprite and others worth Rs 3 crore saying that thecompany did not comply with the Rule.WB Srinivas, standing counsel for the weights and measures,submitted to the court that according to the Rule the companyshould print name and address along with the help line and emailof the person who can be contacted in case a consumer wants tocomplain.He said the company did not follow the Rule and it had printedonly the help line and email on its products.Senior counsel Padmanabha Reddy argued on behalf of thepetitioner that the officials had gone beyond the scope of theSection and have acted illegally.However, the judge directed the weights and measuresdepartment to release the stock with immediate effect and askedthe company to comply with the Rule hereinafter.
Hyderabad, Feb. 29: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Fridaydirected that Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd should complywith Rule 6 (1A) of the Standards of Weights and Measures(Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977.Justice NV Ramana issued the direction while passing an orderreleasing the company’s products worth Rs 3 crore seized by theweights and measures department recently at Moula Ali.The company filed a writ petition in the court stating thatofficials of the weights and measures department inspected itsplant at Moula Ali on February 13 and seized products includingFanta, Limca, Sprite and others worth Rs 3 crore saying that thecompany did not comply with the Rule.WB Srinivas, standing counsel for the weights and measures,submitted to the court that according to the Rule the companyshould print name and address along with the help line and emailof the person who can be contacted in case a consumer wants tocomplain.He said the company did not follow the Rule and it had printedonly the help line and email on its products.Senior counsel Padmanabha Reddy argued on behalf of thepetitioner that the officials had gone beyond the scope of theSection and have acted illegally.However, the judge directed the weights and measuresdepartment to release the stock with immediate effect and askedthe company to comply with the Rule hereinafter.
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