L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is a manufacturer of wrist watches. It has got its distributors all over the country and one of its distribution point is at Mahabubnagar. On 28-12-1982 the Senior Inspector of Legal Metrology, Weights and Measurements Department, Mahabubnagar, A. P. the first respondent herein, inspected the shop of the petitioner and on finding that various specifications as to the date of manufacture, the price etc. , have not been printed on the container, he has seized certain watches and issued show cause notice alleging contravention of Section 39 of the Standards of weights and Measurements Act, 1976, herein after referred to as the Act and the standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 hereinafter to as the Rules. In the show cause notice dated 2-1-1993, it is also indicated that the contravention alleged against the petitioner is compoundable under S. 73 of the Act.

( 2 ) ON receipt of the notice the petitioner has submitted its reply dated 8-1-1993 and one of its contention was that the provisions of the Act and Rules do not apply to the watches for the reason that they do not come within the definition of packaged comm

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