REASI Dec 02: Two hotels were booked by Legal Metrology department for overcharging packaged items at holy town of Katra in Jammu division of the state on Saturday.
The department had recieved complaints about the hotels and resturants that they are overcharging customers.
The team ivestigating team found that a leading Hotel named Country Inn was selling packaged drinking water bottles (brand name Kinley, 1 litre) to the consumers at the rate of Rs.82.60 against MRP of Rs.19 with the excess amount of Rs. 63.60.
“Shops inside the hotel Country Inn were also found selling packaged dry fruits and other items without mandatory declarations required under packaged Commodities Rules 2011. Other defective material was also seized by the Inspector LMD Reasi Vicky Sharma on the spot,” officials said.
The Legal Metrology team also booked hotel ‘The White Vaishano Devi Katra’ for overcharging one litre Kinley water bottle at Rs 59 against the MRP of Rs. 19 thereby looting Rs. 40 extra from the consumers.
Notice for violation of various provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Legal Metrology Act and Packaged commodities Rules 2011 was served to the defaulters and the management of the hotels were directed to attend the office of the Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Reasi for further legal action warranted under rules.
