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RESPEENDENTS
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THIS 'e"u'.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 223 OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF INDIA, PRA':'ING TO IESSUE A SECLARIKTION THAT THE PROVISIONS
GI' STAIRIDRRDS OF WRIGHST AND MEASURES ACT, 1976 {CENTRAL ACT
N{}.6G OF 'I9?8) AND THE STANDARD5 OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
{PACAKAGEI3 {.'}C}I»'II'v'I{)DI'3'IES) RULES 197? :'%RE NOT APPLICABLE TC: THE
CATERPILLAR HEAVY EARTH IvI{)'~f§NG EQUIPIVIENT8, GEI'»I3ETS¥ANI3 ITS
SPARE PARTS IIMRKETED 8'? THE PETITIONER COMPANY _AI\ID'REVLATE{}
QRQDUCTS MARTD AND SOLD BY THE PETITIQNERS 'AS' * I. (I) THEY
ARE NOT 'COIv'IM{}D§TiES' OR 'COMMODITIES IN PACAKAGEE}. F-C}F'{Iu'II AND
:'QR (ii) IN VIEW OF THE EXCLUSION {IONTAINED IN 'THE.Ri;iLE C13?
CHAPTER II QF THE ACT. QUASH THE NGTECE IN AISINEX-.&-._{)T. 'I3.9;2i'.'_3«C«"-w_
BEARING NO. 3?';'0€'a-I39 ISSUED BY THE END RES¥5ONE3IE3'§iT., 'DIRECT THE
ENIII RESPONDNET T0 REHJNCB THE.N'v'I{3I;.3NT'~QF RS. I-'TAIDT
UNDER PROTEST BY THE PETITIONER TI-IEi{3I4'GI--II DEMANBV E)RA¥?75 N0.
549346 DT. smgeaa {ANNEX-E) WITH 'INTERES-'I'_'L1N?I¢L'v£iA.TE--.OF
PA'{MENT. '
masa wps. comma oz-4 PaEL1r4s'éNAR'~{';%EA§§:Ns mes DA»:
THE comm" mm THE :=,.<.)L§_o*.*.!;ArT~ze~ _ 'I * .
TTTT in both the pefitiens. The
§)€'&fi:Tf§~r3I":1€¥'T has prayed to issue 3
dec:I3raI{§ta!3:V that fI'IeVI}:3rovisicns of Standards of Weights
- . _ III§5¢;I:Iaeagures; Act 1975, [centras Act No.60 af 1976} and
af wesgm and Measures [Packaged
I"'{3orrIfi*e:"§;€IiI:§%} RN83 1977 are not appiicabie is the
A. ;§3té'f'f..'.')III3I" heavy earth mcwing equipments, gensets, and
spare parts marketed by the petitianer company and
mated producfs marketed and said by the petifioner as (3)
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{N Tam U.1{}{I C<}URT <31? mvaaraxa :51' B?xNG.~"~.LORE '$3.1:-=:*»:c¢ 5.342 af 2329 and
aaapirzmgaa gfzma
11%' 'HIE 31811 C$URT OF KARNATAKA AT BARS ALGRE. W;P(N<3, 582% of 2009 mi!
"e7v',?3'JG.§8§3 0%' 2009
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they are net 'ccmmorié€ies ' or cemmodities i§)..;§a¢%:aged
farm and {or (ii) in View of the exciusicm c;c.~éVnf';§§'r'=éLg:i..TA:$*;._.§fz.e
Ruie 2A 0f chapter as of the Actand;§Is;t:.3t;2'Végfiéghifie
notice we Annexure~A dated:"1«9_;'é;G§, 'i*.asfi1§¢ 'L
respondent (in . ' Vida'
Annejzure»-A dated 1a:%9.2mak%k5eat%amg Na 37:33-99 issued
by the 2nd Further,
in sought to direct
the 2nd the amnunt 3′? Rs.
by the petitioner through
demértcgi “draft’Vr§§;.’A84§£§fi8”.dated 5.13.2003 (Annexure-E)
vg.{ifc%1″§r:ter§si» ;.;_V:j*£i’i dfite “of payment.
_ T}, vA£*§«.._is the case of fine petitiener that, ;::e’titicmer’s
~. its pmducts tr: its cugtcamers vvhich are
iéfg..ei ;f Etifrzstructure campaniaa ccntractors; and othef
::’:s:ius§’iai cofisumar-3. Tim pmducts wing mustiy heavy
gm§§r,:hinarie$ are packaged for safe transpcrtstiofi and
raise far’ protection during *3 rage and handiing and tfie
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{N TEE {£283 C€f3L’R’§’ OF KARE’-EfATAKii AT BANGALQRE ‘€&’,P’}¥€3= 5342 Cf 29439 and
‘éf.P,2€e.§8«$3 ref 2009
:2: we men mazes: or KAREATAKA AT ewe ALORE. vs.-ip. es. 534: of 2:399 and
*::.e:::.:;.,5.s43 of me
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proepeefive buyers of me petitienere preducts upon
visiting the show meme ef the petitioner are given 3
demenstretioe of the preducts by the engineers to
enetxiing the prospective buyers to test
ef the products to their satisfactéen. It ie”‘*’tt§erjeetter’
the oeetemere to purchase
standard eccmseriw dependirzgjtt’Veper:.’v–‘§.%i.e’ zcutetemere
requirement. When thin’igR’e._V”:’eteed” the second
respendent suddei*.A§§}1iet;tedVj_~ ti1e_’;:tetit§e:1er’e premieee ea
21.7_2aos and 27.3.2393′ W justtfieation has
eeizvedtv premises and theteefter,
uniletefe!iy pret;ee%f.P.}5e.5843 6? 23$?
IN TEE} IHGEE COURT {BF KARNATAKA fa’? BANG ALGRE. “Jv’.P.Ne. 5842 af 213$? and
‘E¥.?.2°~§0.fr8-43 sf 2.31}?
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preteet and withmzt prejudice to their ..ez’1d
submitted its reply in both we cases on 4′
and on 25″‘ September :’28’G8. j 2
reependent, as submitted by >3t’i1__e “r;euneé;}._: ap§:ee§f’£’e§’ifer
_ pefitiener. it is ‘the spw:ifle”‘e§ee cf ti*:e_ peifiie’e’e?’Vtfiat, fife
second reependenf_”~V.has_~_” ®zv§*e1ei§e§iy ie’rfi’étée the said
proceedings? _ witiiéifi and without
and contrary to
the and Rube. Therefore,
pefifienef -to present flame writ pefitione,
s.eek’i’ri’g:_’_ep1:>’r£5fi9’¥’e9§;ee’ as stated ever:-:4,
“hay_e_’A!1eard learned ceuneei appearing for
‘ ;””é,:>et§*£ies1e2i ;§’arxd teamed Gevemmerxt Pleacier appearing for
H ” and 3.
~. 4 After careful perusal ef the material avaiiabie en
fecerd, it emerges that, in pursuance ef the ncrtiees
issued by the second rwpendent, petitioner has
submitted their repiy as rfljed above. The said repiy
I
{N ‘SEE EBGEI CGLFRT OF Ké’aRNz’~*sTz%KA AT 3§’&€GALGI{‘£ ‘$J.§~’.}L?;, 5842 {if 3%}? mad
‘%f.P=1’~Ics.53%£3 ef 2&9
IE1′ TIE {RG11 CQURT OF’ KARNATRKA AT 13:’-KNG ALORE ‘Jv’,P,N£§. $342 6f 20%’)? I518
W\P)N0.5843 05 2909
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flied by petiticmer is yet to be ccmsidered by the
:’espondents_ it is the specific case of the petfiioséer in the
instant: writ petitions finat, the said Act and net
applicabie it: the petitioners case and
has no jurisdiction to make spot ‘a:;id’3:eViV;¢?e}the”—-..A
products. if that i$fl1eV’c*_;3$._;e
much epen for hijr: is statament
before me with nmasary
9rdersinctդfis;.f;::;nգ:i_::r1$;:ӎfjdV Court and Agaex
Com submitted by him and
segana éonsider the same and paess
aVppropr’i’ate .c;£ide;%s,”~~«”§n accordance with iaw and in
V’ . %,’:L§::£3n1«;:»!i3:j¢e <Vfif'i§1é'principie of naiurai justice.
– }.§::ej§;ing regard in the facts and circumstancfi 01′
A ‘~-the §;as é–‘és stated above, witheut expressing any opinicn
.. ___3r1z fie merits and damerits cxf this case, the instant writ
“pét%tians fiied by petitioner signed disposed of, with a
directian ta the second respo en! in cansider ‘the reply
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{N TIE IIEGIK CQI§R’F SF KARNA’§’z’«’.KA AT §3;=*«..”~%G ALQREZ ‘éf§’.hk:2. 5342 {if 2136′? and
‘é.i?.E*$::>.§3«f%3 «sf 2%}?
EN’ TEE HIGH CQUELT Q17 KARNATQKA RT EANGALORE, \§’.§3.NO. 5842 Of 2399 35163
‘ ‘-?«’.P.}~c;G.5343 29%}?
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flied by petitioner irrckuding the additional remy is be
submitted by him with£n two week$ frorq “fEe:”Lj’déte af
receipt 9!’ 3 cepy of this orcfer.
The -secanld responderjfbAAbiV$ ti3:e’r;teIci
same and pa$s appropriatg nréiergin five
rekevant previsi-ans of and aéispesa ‘of
the same, as within aight
weeks from the data repiy -cum
..3t3«gen«-:,.e;;§ pemonaiiy or
thifszugh. ésfter affording reasoname
Tfie _ am€auI”$’: Vdéiposéted by the petitiomr under
V’ _ “‘:L§52i*e’&;=:st ‘with<3'§jtVi::féjud£ce te hég right is subject to the resaft
to be taken by the second. Ordered
A '«-acsgrdihigiy.
Sd/–
Judge
ism
E5? TILE IE§C§’a’§ COURT GI? KARN?sTz%KA AT B.-‘~’u.’~’GAE,£T}R13 ‘=§€.P3’iG. 5842 If w}? and
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