{"id":42362,"date":"2009-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gmmco-limited-vs-the-union-of-india-rep-by-its-on-17-april-2009"},"modified":"2017-02-03T03:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T22:27:00","slug":"gmmco-limited-vs-the-union-of-india-rep-by-its-on-17-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gmmco-limited-vs-the-union-of-india-rep-by-its-on-17-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Gmmco Limited vs The Union Of India Rep By Its &#8230; on 17 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gmmco Limited vs The Union Of India Rep By Its &#8230; on 17 April, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil<\/div>\n<pre>'Dru' TIK1 {RG11 CQURT &lt;3&#039;? K.AR}$AT2&quot;~3KA AT B3&#039;-..,3&#039;\u20ac\u20ac\u00a7ALOi?E &#039;\u00e9\u00bb&#039;.?.&#039;-Keg 5842 cat&#039; 2969 mid\nW.P.NAg&gt;EFsz;Ea M\" no gm V M ;, .. \nmum EFEJEE R{3h'D, Ko;.2&lt;;,aTp..m am  =\nREGiQ&#039;N:%; QFFECE A&#039;? 3-sass, &#039;COi&#039;.E$ Roan,\nragga: T\u00a3;}W_N BANGIALGRE see cm &#039;REP\nHEREEN&#039;--BY&quot;E&#039;E&#039;S_E31Vi53%Qf.\u00e9;';21}r~:as3:CAT\u00a7s)\n\n ;\n\n  I  we uMi&lt;&#039;;.xs.Q;_;rv:a:A REF&#039; 8?&#039; {TS SECRETARY\n\n2 &#039;L = D\u00a3\u00a3F*\u00a3kRTMENT GF CONSUME\u00a5--&#039;\u00ab:$ AFFNRS,\nv?~\u00a7&#039;E&#039;a{&#039;\u00a5&#039;{3ELH%\n\n THE .LNE.~&#039;eF&#039;ECTGR OF LEGA%.. !V!ETR{}LOG&#039;:&#039;&quot; LEGAL\n%i\u20acETRi&#039;3LOG&#039;( {)EPf%.RTMENT ICJRCLE\n.~ 24, 3 BLOCK DR RAJKUMAR RQAD,\n A RAJAJENAGAR; BANGALORE 568 018\n\n&#039;$9 M \n\n A.  3.  &quot;ma snare &lt;3? KARNATAKA\n\n&quot;REP BY F53 SECRETARY,\nLEGAL i&#039;\u00bbi\u20acETROi.OC$Y DEPARTMENT\nBANGALQRE\n\n RESPEENDENTS\n\u20ac882. HKE&#039;, \u00a5&#039;~\u00a7ARE.Ni3RA PRASAE HCGP FOR RESPGNDENTS-2 ARE? 3)\n\n{N 13133 EEEGEE CQLRT GE? KAR}\u00ab&#039;A&#039;I&#039;\u00a74\\}CJ{AGED.FGR{'-R~ 1\"-'sNU=fQR. (ii) \n\nire vsew 0?: THE E.XCi.\u20ac.JStON CONTNNED :m'1&gt;4E RUL '::A (2.? oeszgpreo N\nOF THE ACT. iSSi.\u00e9E A war: {:9 OTHER CRDER 1r;; THEE' NA--TU'Fv.3E 'QR\ns'.3EERTiORARi To OUASH THE r-Tzcmjza 1:4 'mt;-A, DT.1.&lt;.?\ufb012.J.&#039;l9, i$SUED.B&#039;*{\nTH R2.      ~~  &#039;\n\nw.1-mo. 5343 oz? 2oo9\u00a77%&quot;%% \nBETWEEN  A&#039; &#039;   &#039;\n\n1 GMMCO.L\u00a7MtTED_m  _ . 2.  &#039;    &quot;\nH\ufb01\\VtNG,1T\ufb01 REED 0t=Fsa::E Mssga 9:1  N\n:.a:.m&#039;~:E2:&quot;T;:E:~: ROAD, KG-LKATA 70:3: \u00bb\u00a3J\u00a3;.1,.--\nREGiQN:&#039;\u00a7{_ {}:_&#039;?HCE AT .3a:5_,\u00bbe.:rcLEs ROAD,\nFRF&amp;Z\u00a7RT5\\1&quot;&#039;$E}3 BAESALQRE sac cm: REP\nHE\u00a7;Ei\u00a3*4 av :15 $iyF3iONAL&#039;MAP~iAGER\n\n .... ..{VL_EG~AL; :3: 3 E&#039;RA$AN&#039;!&#039;H scam;\n\n PE?tTiONER\n\ngay :;;i.:.s :&lt;:Ne&#039;&amp;v.\u00e9A:\u00e9f:T*a\u00a71:}a_\u00e9&#039;,&#039;Abvocarss 3\n\n   V&#039; YHE u:~::&#039;C;w~:v.:.1a&#039;~. \u00abzmam REF&#039; 9*\u00bb: :73 SECRETARY\n\n&#039; DEFARTMEPQT OF CONSUMERS AFFNRS,\nnew\n\n&quot; ~ :&quot;&quot;&#039;7E\u00a7_%EVAV.%{*\u00e9SPE\u00a3CT&lt;3R 0? LEGAL ME&#039;\u00a7&#039;ROE.Q&lt;3Y mega.\n&#039;ME;ETRGi.\u20ac3GY DEPARTMENT,\n- . QH.%{\u00a73\u00e9&lt;A8ALLAPUR 562 am\n\n&#039;jean \n\n3&quot; V &#039;I. THE $TATE SF KARNATAKA\n REP BY HS SE$R&#039;:ETAR&#039;s\ufb01\nLEGAL !&#039;4\u00a5ETROLGG&#039;:&quot; DEPARTMENT\nE$\ufb01\u00a7&#039;~iGAL{}RE\n\n RE$PG%~\u00a7DEN&#039;\u00a7&quot;S\n{$R%. HT. NARENEIJRA PRRSAQ HCGP FGR R32 AM?) 3}\n\nEN TEE {HSH $133.&#039;? GE?&#039; X.ARN,{\u00a7TAKA AT ?3:&#039;5sl&#039;\u20ac{3 ALGRE \\\u00a7F.?.N=3. 58432 of \ufb02\ufb01i}? mi\n&#039;:3? af 2%?\n\n\n\nIN TEE IIIGII C0311? OF KAREATAKA AT \u00a73?u&#039;*IC ALGRIE. &#039;s&#039;4a&#039;.P.?~i_cs. :5 2?. 0f 2009 Sid\n&#039;1&#039;s&#039;.P,?u&#039;=o.5343 sf 2%?\n-3\u00bb\n\nTHIS &#039;e&quot;u&#039;.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 223 OF THE CONSTITUTION\nOF INDIA, PRA&#039;:&#039;ING TO IESSUE A SECLARIKTION THAT THE PROVISIONS\nGI&#039; STAIRIDRRDS OF WRIGHST AND MEASURES ACT, 1976 {CENTRAL ACT\nN{}.6G OF &#039;I9?8) AND THE STANDARD5 OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES\n{PACAKAGEI3 {.&#039;}C}I\u00bb&#039;II&#039;v&#039;I{)DI&#039;3&#039;IES) RULES 197? :&#039;%RE NOT APPLICABLE TC: THE\nCATERPILLAR HEAVY EARTH IvI{)&#039;~f\u00a7NG EQUIPIVIENT8, GEI&#039;\u00bbI3ETS\u00a5ANI3 ITS\nSPARE PARTS IIMRKETED 8&#039;? THE PETITIONER COMPANY _AI\\ID&#039;REVLATE{}\nQRQDUCTS MARTD AND SOLD BY THE PETITIQNERS &#039;AS&#039; * I. (I) THEY\nARE NOT &#039;COIv&#039;IM{}D\u00a7TiES&#039; OR &#039;COMMODITIES IN PACAKAGEE}. F-C}F&#039;{Iu&#039;II AND\n:&#039;QR (ii) IN VIEW OF THE EXCLUSION {IONTAINED IN &#039;THE.Ri;iLE C13?\n\nCHAPTER II QF THE ACT. QUASH THE NGTECE IN AISINEX-.&amp;-._{)T. &#039;I3.9;2i&#039;.&#039;_3\u00abC\u00ab\"-w_\nBEARING NO. 3?';'0\u20ac'a-I39 ISSUED BY THE END RES\u00a55ONE3IE3'\u00a7iT., 'DIRECT THE \nENIII RESPONDNET T0 REHJNCB THE.N'v'I{3I;.3NT'~QF RS. I-'TAIDT\nUNDER PROTEST BY THE PETITIONER TI-IEi{3I4'GI--II DEMANBV E)RA\u00a5?75 N0. \n\n549346 DT. smgeaa {ANNEX-E) WITH 'INTERES-'I'_'L1N?I\u00a2L'v\u00a3iA.TE--.OF\nPA'{MENT.     '   \n\nmasa wps. comma oz-4  PaEL1r4s'\u00e9NAR'~{';%EA\u00a7\u00a7:Ns mes DA\u00bb:\nTHE comm\" mm THE :=,.&lt;.)L\u00a7_o*.*.!;ArT~ze~ _  &#039;I * . \n\n TTTT   in both the pe\ufb01tiens. The\n\n\u00a7)\u20ac&#039;&amp;\ufb01:Tf\u00a7~r3I&quot;:1\u20ac\u00a5&#039;T  has prayed to issue 3\n\ndec:I3raI{\u00a7ta!3:V that fI&#039;IeVI}:3rovisicns of Standards of Weights\n\n -  . _ III\u00a75\u00a2;I:Iaeagures; Act 1975, [centras Act No.60 af 1976} and\n\n af wesgm and Measures [Packaged\n\nI&quot;&#039;{3orrI\ufb01*e:&quot;\u00a7;\u20acIiI:\u00a7%} RN83 1977 are not appiicabie is the\n\n A. ;\u00a73t\u00e9&#039;f&#039;f..&#039;.&#039;)III3I&quot; heavy earth mcwing equipments, gensets, and\n\n spare parts marketed by the petitianer company and\n\nmated producfs marketed and said by the peti\ufb01oner as (3)\n\n...........,__.,.\n\n \n\n{N Tam U.1{}{I C&lt;}URT &lt;31? mvaaraxa :51&#039; B?xNG.~&quot;~.LORE &#039;$3.1:-=:*\u00bb:c\u00a2 5.342 af 2329 and\naaapirzmgaa gfzma\n\n\n\n11%&#039; &#039;HIE 31811 C$URT OF KARNATAKA AT BARS ALGRE. W;P(N&lt;3, 582% of 2009 mi!\n&quot;e7v&#039;,?3&#039;JG.\u00a78\u00a73 0%&#039; 2009\n-4&#039;\n\nthey are net &#039;ccmmori\u00e9\u20acies &#039; or cemmodities i\u00a7)..;\u00a7a\u00a2%:aged\n\nfarm and {or (ii) in View of the exciusicm c;c.~\u00e9Vnf&#039;;\u00a7\u00a7&#039;r&#039;=\u00e9Lg:i..TA:$*;._.\u00a7fz.e\n\nRuie 2A 0f chapter as of the Actand;\u00a7Is;t:.3t;2&#039;V\u00e9g\ufb01\u00e9ghifie\n\nnotice we Annexure~A dated:&quot;1\u00ab9_;&#039;\u00e9;G\u00a7, &#039;i*.as\ufb011\u00a7\u00a2  &#039;L\n\nrespondent (in  . &#039;  Vida&#039;<\/pre>\n<p>Annejzure\u00bb-A dated 1a:%9.2mak%k5eat%amg Na 37:33-99 issued<br \/>\nby the 2nd  Further,<br \/>\nin   sought to direct<br \/>\nthe 2nd    the amnunt 3&#8242;? Rs.\n<\/p>\n<p> by the petitioner through<\/p>\n<p>dem\u00e9rtcgi &#8220;draft&#8217;Vr\u00a7\u00a7;.&#8217;A84\u00a7\u00a3\u00a7fi8&#8221;.dated 5.13.2003 (Annexure-E)<\/p>\n<p>vg.{ifc%1&#8243;\u00a7r:ter\u00a7si\u00bb ;.;_V:j*\u00a3i&#8217;i d\ufb01te &#8220;of payment.<\/p>\n<p>_ T},  vA\u00a3*\u00a7\u00ab.._is the case of \ufb01ne petitiener that, ;::e&#8217;titicmer&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p> ~.  its pmducts tr: its cugtcamers vvhich are<\/p>\n<p>i\u00e9fg..ei ;f Etifrzstructure campaniaa ccntractors; and othef<\/p>\n<p>  ::&#8217;:s:ius\u00a7&#8217;iai co\ufb01sumar-3. Tim pmducts wing mustiy heavy<\/p>\n<p> gm\u00a7\u00a7r,:hinarie$ are packaged for safe transpcrtstio\ufb01 and<\/p>\n<p>raise far&#8217; protection during *3 rage and handiing and t\ufb01e<\/p>\n<p>w__w_mM&#8217;Wm___,_,,,.,4._..__&#8230;-m<\/p>\n<p>If<\/p>\n<p>{N TEE {\u00a3283 C\u20acf3L&#8217;R&#8217;\u00a7&#8217; OF KARE&#8217;-EfATAKii AT BANGALQRE &#8216;\u20ac&amp;&#8217;,P&#8217;}\u00a5\u20ac3= 5342 Cf 29439 and<br \/>\n&#8216;\u00e9f.P,2\u20ace.\u00a78\u00ab$3 ref 2009<\/p>\n<p>:2: we men mazes: or KAREATAKA AT ewe ALORE. vs.-ip. es. 534: of 2:399 and<br \/>\n*::.e:::.:;.,5.s43 of me<br \/>\nC<br \/>\n&#8220;J&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>proepee\ufb01ve buyers of me petitienere preducts upon<br \/>\nvisiting the show meme ef the petitioner are given 3<br \/>\ndemenstretioe of the preducts by the engineers to<\/p>\n<p>enetxiing the prospective buyers to test <\/p>\n<p>ef the products to their satisfact\u00e9en. It ie&#8221;&#8216;*&#8217;tt\u00a7erjeetter&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>the oeetemere to purchase    <\/p>\n<p>standard eccmseriw dependirzgjtt&#8217;Veper:.&#8217;v&#8211;&#8216;\u00a7.%i.e&#8217; zcutetemere<br \/>\nrequirement. When thin&#8217;igR&#8217;e._V&#8221;:&#8217;eteed&#8221;  the second<br \/>\nrespendent suddei*.A\u00a7\u00a7}1iet;tedVj_~ ti1e_&#8217;;:tetit\u00a7e:1er&#8217;e premieee ea<\/p>\n<p>21.7_2aos and 27.3.2393&#8242; W justt\ufb01eation has<\/p>\n<p>eeizvedtv    premises and theteefter,<br \/>\nuniletefe!iy pret;ee%f.P.}5e.5843 6? 23$?\n<\/p>\n<p>IN TEE} IHGEE COURT {BF KARNATAKA fa&#8217;? BANG ALGRE. &#8220;Jv&#8217;.P.Ne. 5842 af 213$? and<br \/>\n&#8216;E\u00a5.?.2\u00b0~\u00a70.fr8-43 sf 2.31}?\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">-6-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>preteet and withmzt prejudice to their ..ez&#8217;1d<\/p>\n<p>submitted its reply in both we cases on   4&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>and on 25&#8243;&#8216; September :&#8217;28&#8217;G8.  j 2<\/p>\n<p>reependent, as submitted by &gt;3t&#8217;i1__e &#8220;r;eune\u00e9;}._: ap\u00a7:ee\u00a7f&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;e\u00a7&#8217;ifer<\/p>\n<p>_ pe\ufb01tiener. it is &#8216;the spw:i\ufb02e&#8221;&#8216;e\u00a7ee cf ti*:e_ pei\ufb01ie&#8217;e&#8217;e?&#8217;Vt\ufb01at, \ufb01fe<\/p>\n<p>second reependenf_&#8221;~V.has_~_&#8221; \u00aezv\u00a7*e1ei\u00a7e\u00a7iy ie&#8217;rfi&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9e the said<br \/>\nproceedings? _ witii\u00e9i\ufb01     and without<br \/>\n and contrary to<br \/>\nthe   and Rube. Therefore,<br \/>\npefi\ufb01enef  -to present \ufb02ame writ pe\ufb01tione,<br \/>\ns.eek&#8217;i&#8217;ri&#8217;g:_&#8217;_ep1:&gt;&#8217;r\u00a35\ufb019&#8217;\u00a5&#8217;e9\u00a7;ee&#8217; as stated ever:-:4,<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;hay_e_&#8217;A!1eard learned ceuneei appearing for<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; ;&#8221;&#8221;\u00e9,:&gt;et\u00a7*\u00a3ies1e2i ;\u00a7&#8217;arxd teamed Gevemmerxt Pleacier appearing for<\/p>\n<p>H &#8221;   and 3.\n<\/p>\n<p>~.  4 After careful perusal ef the material avaiiabie en<\/p>\n<p>  fecerd, it emerges that, in pursuance ef the ncrtiees<\/p>\n<p> issued by the second rwpendent, petitioner has<\/p>\n<p>submitted their repiy as r\ufb02jed above. The said repiy<\/p>\n<p>I<\/p>\n<p>{N &#8216;SEE EBGEI CGLFRT OF K\u00e9&#8217;aRNz&#8217;~*sTz%KA AT 3\u00a7&#8217;&amp;\u20acGALGI{&#8216;\u00a3 &#8216;$J.\u00a7~&#8217;.}L?;, 5842 {if 3%}? mad<br \/>\n&#8216;%f.P=1&#8217;~Ics.53%\u00a33 ef 2&amp;9<\/p>\n<p>IE1&#8242; TIE {RG11 CQURT OF&#8217; KARNATRKA AT 13:&#8217;-KNG ALORE &#8216;Jv&#8217;,P,N\u00a3\u00a7. $342 6f 20%&#8217;)? I518<br \/>\nW\\P)N0.5843 05 2909<br \/>\nJ}-\n<\/p>\n<p>\ufb02ied by petiticmer is yet to be ccmsidered by the<br \/>\n:&#8217;espondents_ it is the specific case of the pet\ufb01ios\u00e9er in the<\/p>\n<p>instant: writ petitions \ufb01nat, the said Act and net<\/p>\n<p>applicabie it: the petitioners case and  <\/p>\n<p>has no jurisdiction to make spot  &#8216;a:;id&#8217;3:eViV;\u00a2?e}the&#8221;&#8212;-..A <\/p>\n<p>products. if that i$\ufb021eV&#8217;c*_;3$._;e<br \/>\nmuch epen for hijr: is   statament<br \/>\nbefore me  with nmasary<br \/>\n9rdersinct&#8217;\u00a7fis;.f;::;n&#8217;\u00a3:i_::r1$;:&#8221;\u00e9fjdV Court and Agaex<br \/>\nCom submitted by him and<br \/>\nsegana  \u00e9onsider the same and paess<\/p>\n<p>aVppropr&#8217;i&#8217;ate .c;\u00a3ide;%s,&#8221;~~\u00ab&#8221;\u00a7n accordance with iaw and in<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217;  . %,&#8217;:L\u00a7::\u00a33n1\u00ab;:\u00bb!i3:j\u00a2e &lt;V\ufb01f&#039;i\u00a71\u00e9&#039;principie of naiurai justice.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;  }.\u00a7::ej\u00a7;ing regard in the facts and circumstanc\ufb01 01&#8242;<\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;~-the \u00a7;as \u00e9&#8211;&#8216;\u00e9s stated above, witheut expressing any opinicn<\/p>\n<p> .. ___3r1z \ufb01e merits and damerits cxf this case, the instant writ<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;p\u00e9t%tians \ufb01ied by petitioner signed disposed of, with a<\/p>\n<p>directian ta the second respo en! in cansider &#8216;the reply<br \/>\nx<\/p>\n<p>haw <\/p>\n<p>{N TIE IIEGIK CQI\u00a7R&#8217;F SF KARNA&#8217;\u00a7&#8217;z&#8217;\u00ab&#8217;.KA AT \u00a73;=*\u00ab..&#8221;~%G ALQREZ &#8216;\u00e9f\u00a7&#8217;.hk:2. 5342 {if 2136&#8242;? and<br \/>\n&#8216;\u00e9.i?.E*$::&gt;.\u00a73\u00abf%3 \u00absf 2%}?\n<\/p>\n<p>EN&#8217; TEE HIGH CQUELT Q17 KARNATQKA RT EANGALORE, \\\u00a7&#8217;.\u00a73.NO. 5842 Of 2399 35163<br \/>\n&#8216; &#8216;-?\u00ab&#8217;.P.}~c;G.5343 29%}?\n<\/p>\n<p>-z_<br \/>\n\ufb02ied by petitioner irrckuding the additional remy is be<br \/>\nsubmitted by him with\u00a3n two week$ frorq &#8220;fEe:&#8221;Lj&#8217;d\u00e9te af<\/p>\n<p>receipt 9!&#8217; 3 cepy of this orcfer.\n<\/p>\n<p>The -secanld responderjfbAAbiV$ ti3:e&#8217;r;teIci <\/p>\n<p>same and pa$s appropriatg nr\u00e9iergin  \ufb01ve<br \/>\nrekevant previsi-ans of  and   a\u00e9ispesa &#8216;of<br \/>\nthe same, as   within aight<br \/>\nweeks from the data   repiy -cum<br \/>\n..3t3\u00abgen\u00ab-:,.e;;\u00a7   pemonaiiy or<br \/>\nthifszugh.   \u00e9sfter affording reasoname<\/p>\n<p> Tfie _ am\u20acauI&#8221;$&#8217;: Vd\u00e9ipos\u00e9ted by the petitiomr under<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217;  _ &#8220;&#8216;:L\u00a752i*e&#8217;&amp;;=:st &#8216;with&lt;3&#039;\u00a7jtVi::f\u00e9jud\u00a3ce te h\u00e9g right is subject to the resaft<\/p>\n<p>   to be taken by the second. 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