M/S INDIA PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. LTD. versus H.D. SHOURIE

M/S INDIA PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. LTD. versus H.D. SHOURIE

Neither the manufacturer, distributor, nor retailer can escape the liability of complying with Rule 6(1) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977; sale price declaration is mandatory on packaged commodities, and Rule 6(1) obliges distributors and dealers to print the sale price on the package.

Parties
Appellant: M/S India Photographic Co. Ltd.; Respondent: H.D. Shourie
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 August 1999
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal From National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Packaged Commodities Rules, Mandatory Sale Price Declaration, Consumer Rights
Consumer Protection Statutory Compliance Packaged Commodities Rules Mandatory Sale Price Declaration Consumer Rights

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Parties

M/S India Photographic Co. Ltd.

Appellant

H.D. Shourie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal From National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether dealers/distributors of imported goods must print the sale price on packaged commodities under Rule 6(1) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977
  2. 2 Applicability of Rule 6(1) and Rule 6(2) to distributors and retailers versus manufacturers

Ratio Decidendi

Neither the manufacturer, distributor, nor retailer can escape the liability of complying with Rule 6(1) of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977; sale price declaration is mandatory on packaged commodities, and Rule 6(1) obliges distributors and dealers to print the sale price on the package.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appellant must comply with Rule 6(1) of Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 by printing the sale price on film roll packages.
  • No order as to costs.