The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.13593 of 2007 Dated 14th June, 2010 Between: M/s.Madura Coats Pvt. Limited. …Petitioner And The Controller of Legal Metrology and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr.R.Raghunandan Counsel for the respondents: GP for Civil Supplies The Court made the following: Order: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the seizure of goods of the petitioner-Company on 18-06- 2007 by respondent No.2 as illegal and unconstitutional. At the hearing, it is submitted by Sri R.Raghunandan, learned Counsel for the petitioner, that in pursuance of an amendment brought out to the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules 1977, which was brought into force with effect from July, 2006, the petitioner and other similar manufacturers were required to print additional details on the packages of the products manufactured and sold by them. It was further provided therein that the said amendment would come into force on the expiry of 180 days from the date of its notification. After the expiry of 180 days, the petitioner’s premises was inspected and goods were seized therefrom on the ground of non-compliance with the amended provision. Feeling aggrieved by the said action, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition. At the hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of this Writ Petition, the Government of India has extended time for compliance with the amended Rule initially up to 30th June, 2007, and later upto 31st December, 2007. A copy of the guidelines issued in this regard has been furnished to the Court by the learned Counsel for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies has not disputed issuance of those guidelines, by which, time for compliance with the requirement of the amended Rule was extended upto 31st December, 2007. Having regard to the above facts, I am of the view that the seizure of the goods from the petitioner’s premises on the ground of non-compliance with the amended Rule cannot be sustained in law. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed and the impugned seizure is declared as illegal. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 14th June, 2010 lur