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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

WRIT PETITION NO. 1529 OF 2023 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. KARNATAKA METRIC MEN SANGHA

A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE

KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1960

HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.70

OUTER RING ROAD, KEMPEGOWDA LAYOUT,

LAGGERE, BANGALORE - 560 097

REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT

MR. BABU S.,

S/O SRI. NAGARAJA REDDY

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS

2. SRI. A. V. L SRINIVAS

S/O SRI A SATYANARAYANA

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS

R/AT FLAT NO.303

Digitally ASHOK PARVA NO.68

signed by

EAST ANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET

SUMA B N

BASAVANAGUDI

Location:

HIGH BANGALORE - 560 004.

COURT OF …PETITIONERS

KARNATAKA

(BY SRI. SAMEER SHARMA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP. BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES

CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEGAL METROLOGY

NO.29, GROUND FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA

BANGALORE - 560 001.

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2. UNION OF INDIA

REP. BY THE SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

DR RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD

OPPOSITE RAIL BAWAN

RAJPATH AREA, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT

NEW DELHI - 110 001.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. PRADEEP C.S., AAG A/W SMT. B.P. RADHA AGA FOR

R1;

SRI. B. PRAMOD, CGC FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH AND SET

ASIDE THE KARNATAKA LEGAL METROLOGY (ENFORCEMENT)

(AMENDMENT) RULES, 2021, BROUGHT INTO FORCE VIDE

NOTIFICATION BEARING NO. FCS 15 EBT 2020 (E-OFFICE),

DATED 03/12/2022, BY RESPONDENT NO.1 (ANNEXURE-A-

IMPUGNED/AMENDMENT RULES), AS REGARDS:

(i) RULE 8 (SIC RULE 7) OF THE IMPUGNED RULES, WHICH

SUBSTITUTES SCHEDULE IX OF THE KARNATAKA LEGAL

METROLOGY (ENFORCEMENT) RULES, 2011 (ANNEXURE-`B' -

RULES) WITH THE NEW SCHEDULE IX AS CONTAINED

THEREIN;

(ii) RULE 2 OF THE SAID IMPUGNED RULES, WHICH INSERTS A

NEW PROVISO IN RULE 3(1) OF THE PRINCIPAL RULES;

(iii) RULE 4 OF THE SAID IMPUGNED RULES, WHICH INSERTS

A NEW SUB-RULE IN RULE 3 OF THE PRINCIPAL RULES; AND

(iv) RULE 9 (SIC RULE 8) OF THE SAID IMPUGNED RULES,

WHICH SUBSTITUTES SCHEDULE X OF THE KARNATAKA LEGAL

METROLOGY (ENFORCEMENT) RULES, 2011 (ANNEXURE`B' -

RULES) WITH THE NEW SCHEDULE X AS CONTAINED THEREIN,

INSOFAR AS SL.NOS.1, 5, 6, 8, 9 AND 21 ARE CONCERNED.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

ORAL ORDER

Petitioner is before this Court seeking following reliefs:

"A. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ, order or

direction to quash and set aside the Karnataka Legal

Metrology (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules, 2021,

brought into force vide Notification bearing No.FCS 15

EBT 2020 (e-office), dated 03/12/2022, by respondent

No.1 (Annexure-`A'-Impugned/Amendment Rules), as

regards:

(i) Rule 8 (sic Rule 7) of the Impugned Rules, which

substitutes Schedule IX of the Karnataka Legal Metrology

(Enforcement) Rules, 2011 (Annexure-`B' - Rules) with

the new Schedule IX as contained therein;

(ii) Rule 2 of the said Impugned Rules, which inserts a

new proviso in Rule 3(1) of the principal Rules;

(iii) Rule 4 of the said Impugned Rules, which inserts a

new sub-rule in Rule 3 of the principal Rules; and

(iv) Rule 9 (sic Rule 8) of the said Impugned Rules, which

substitutes Schedule X of the Karnataka Legal Metrology

(Enforcement) Rules, 2011 (Annexure`B' -Rules) with the

new Schedule X as contained therein, insofar as Sl.Nos.1,

5, 6, 8, 9 and 21 are concerned.

B. Alternative to Prayer (A)(iii) detailed above, issue an

order by way of which, the words "reasonable time" be

read into Rule 4 of the Karnataka Legal Metrology

(Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules, 2021, brought into

force vide Notification brought into force vide Notification

bearing No.FCS 15 EBT 2020(e-office), dated 03.12.2022,

by Respondent No.1(Annexure `A' -

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Impugned/Amendment Rules), so as to read down the

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