The question involved in this Writ Petition is whether an advertisement made by the first petitioner, M/s.Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., in India Today (Malayalam) in respect of their vehicle, Scorpio, in which the engine of the vehicle is described as having 109 BHP would constitute an offence under Section 11 of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985, Sections 14 and 79 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and under item No.11 of Part II of the Second Schedule to Rule 5 of the Standards of Weights and Measures (National Standards) Rules, 1988.

2. The first petitioner Company, established in 1945, is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of motor vehicles under a general brand name "Mahindra". The petitioners released an advertisement in which the engine was described as having 109 BHP, BHP being British Horse Power. The second respondent, the Inspector of Legal Metrology, Kanhangad, issued Ext.P1 show cause notice to the second petitioner, the Chief Operating Officer (Automotive Sector) of the first petitioner Company, stating that the description of power of the engine of the vehicle in question in the old imperial system unit of