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These petitions have been filed by the respective petitioners for quashing of the proceedings pending before the respective Metropolitan Magistrate Courts as also orders summoning them, which proceedings have been initiated for alleged violation of the provisions of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (for short 'the Metrology Act') read with The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, (for short ' Packaged Commodities Rules).

2. For the purposes of convenience and immediate reference, the details of cases initiated against respective petitioners and the offences alleged against them are tabulated hereinbelow:

13. In all these petitions the respondent who is the Inspector of Legal Metrology has filed the complaints before the jurisdictional Magistrates against the respective petitioners (accused persons) alleging violation of the relevant provisions of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (for short 'Metrology Act') and Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (for short 'Packaged Rules'). Insofar as, violation of Legal Metrology Rules are concerned, same would be dealt in each of the petitions independently. However, insofar as the violation of the provisions of the Act are concerned it would be apt and appropriate to note the said provision at the initial stage itself, so as to avoid repetition of the same while dealing with each of the petitions. Hence, Sections 18, 36 and 49 of the Act are extracted hereinbelow: