JAMMU, July 12 -- Acting swiftly on the directions of Controller Legal Metrology Department, Rajinder Singh Tara, the teams of Legal Metrology Department carried out special surprise inspection of trade establishments dealing with hardware and building materials.

The team seized 550 bags of cement for violation of provisions of Legal Metrology laws like non-declaration of month and date of manufacture and MRP. As part of the initiative, a team headed by Legal Metrology Officers conducted major enforcement drives and unearthed serious violations at two separate locations in Jammu and Udhampur.

During the inspection, cement bags of a prominent brand found lacking mandatory information like month and year of packaging. The team registered ...