Section 28 in The Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977
28. Deceptive packages to be repacked or in default to be seized
.-(1) If, on the determination of the quantity contained in the sample packages, the Director or the authorised person finds that the quantity contained in the package agrees with the declaration of the quantity made on the package or label thereon but the package is a deceptive package, he shall require the manufacturer or the packer, as the case may be, to repack and relabel such package and in the event of the omission or failure on the part of the manufacturer or the packer, as the case may be, to repack or relabel such deceptive package, in accordance with the standards established by or under these rules, seize them, take appropriate punitive action in accordance with the Act and take adequate steps for the safe custody of such packages until they are produced in a Court as evidence.Explanation .-For the purposes of this rule, "deceptive package "means a package which is so designed as to deliberately give to the consumer an exaggerated or misleading impression as to the quantity of the commodity contained therein, except where bigger dimensions of the package can be justified by the manufacturer or the packer, as the case may be, on the ground that such dimensions are necessary for giving protection to the commodity contained in such package or for meeting the requirements of the machine used for filling such package.(2)If the seized packages contain any commodity which is subject to speedy or natural decay, the Director or the authorised person shall dispose of the commodity in accordance with the rules made under the Act.
