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The show cause notice dated 02.03.2013, issued by the second respondent is under challenge in this writ petition.

2. The writ petitioner states that the petitioner is a Company and the impugned show cause notice has been issued by the Inspector of Legal Metrology by invoking the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011.

4. The packages are detailed as below:

''Three Packaged Commodities of “Amco Battery” These package(s) contravenes the provisions of the above said Act and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 as detailed above. Hence for as such all the false packages found in possession of have been seized and detained under the above said act and rules.

Hence, this is violation of the section 18(1) of the Legal Metrology Act 2009 read with rules 18(1) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) rules 2011 and so attracts for relative penal section 36(1) and rule(s) of the said Act''.

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5. It is contended in the impugned show cause notice that the above irregularities found during the inspection was in violation of the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Rules. Further, it is informed that before the complaint against the writ petitioner company is filed in the appropriate Court of Law, the petitioner was informed that the alleged offences are compoundable under Section 48 of the Standards Legal Metrology Act, 2011 by the Deputy Controller of Legal Metrology by virtue of powers vested in him. By setting out all the allegations and quoting the provisions of law, the impugned show cause notice has been issued to the writ petitioner stating that the petitioner is directed to submit their reply within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice, failing which further actions will be initiated as per law. In stead of submitting objections / explanations, in respect of the show cause notice, the petitioner has chosen to file the present writ petition.