Hyderabad: Legal Metrology Department has taken severe action against violation of Packaged Commodities Act. Several complaints from consumers against popular companies, Legal Metrology Department officials conducted special drive on the branded company godowns.
Legal Meteorology Department Commissioner Akun Sabharwal organized 15 teams with lead by one Assistant Controller to conduct these special raids and 113 Cases were booked and Rs 12 crore worth goods were seized. Raids were conducted at Delivery Pvt. Ltd. deliver point for Amazon and Flipkart; Big Bazar Stock Point; Maagi Food Products; Dabur India Limited; LG Electronic Products; Philips c/o Vulcan Express Pvt. Ltd. at Kondlakoya; Vodafone Stock Point at Kondlakoya; Himalaya Drug Company; Samsung Godowns at Kondlakoya; Satya Trading Company; Havells India Limited, Sachdev Overseas Fitness Pvt. Ltd., Vester Daikin ACs, Butterfly Stock Point, Skyworth Smart TV etc.
Sachidev Overseas Fitness Pvt Ltd. Kandlakoya, Medchal 11 cases for not complying Act and rules and seized Rs 5.16 crores worth goods. At Big Bazaar Stock Point, Kandlokoya, 45 cases were booked and Rs. 46 lakhs worth goods were seized. Big Bazar Stock Point, Kandalakoya 31 cases worth of property seized Rs.46,00,000 , Maagi Food Products 20 cases , worth property seized Rs.4,00,00,000 , LG Electronic Products 03 cases , worth property seized Rs.1,79,400, Vodafone Stock Point 01 cases , worth property seized Rs.5,000 , Himalaya Drugs Company 01 cases , worth property seized Rs.3,24,4000 , Samsung Godowns 11 cases , worth property seized Rs.16,48,720 , Havells India Ltd 07 cases , worth property seized Rs.10,93,200 , Sachdev Oversas Fitness Pvt Ltd 11 cases , worth property seized Rs.5,16,00,000 , Butterfly Ltd 08 cases , worth property seized Rs.81,02,050 , Skyworth Smart TV etc., 01 cases , worth property seized Rs.9,00,000 , Vester Daikin ACs 03 cases , worth property seized Rs.23,00,000 , Philips c/o Vulcan Express Pvt. Ltd 6 cases , worth property seized Rs.3,90,000 , Flipkart 05 cases , worth property seized Rs.2,00,000 , Dabur India Limited 05 cases , worth property seized Rs.50,00,000
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