( 1 ) THE petitioner is a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. It has its Registered Office at Calcutta and Branch Offices all over the country. It is engaged in manufacture and marketing of vacuum cleaners and electrical consumer goods. The company represented by its branch Manager at Hyderabad filed the writ petition seeking a Writ of mandamus declaring that the provisions of Standards of Weights and measures Act, 1976 (Central Act No. 60 of 1976) (hereinafter called, the act), and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) rules, 1977 (hereinafter called, the Rules) are not applicable to vacuum cleaners manufactured/marketed by the company.

( 2 ) THE circumstances leading to filing of the writ petition may be briefly noticed. The direct sales division of the petitioner deal in vacuum cleaners under trade mark Euroclean 2000". The main unit and the accessories are purchased by the petitioner from various other manufacturers and they are placed in cartons and warehouses. The salesmen visit the prospective customers at their houses to market the product. A demonstration of the product is given to the customers who themselves h