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NEW DELHI: Selling packaged items at more than the maximum retail price (MRP) would attract Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 fine for the first offence and up to Rs 1 lakh for a repeat offence, the consumer affairs ministry has proposed while seeking to replace jail terms with stiff monetary penalties.
The measures are part of the overhauling of the Legal Metrology Act and the ministry has proposed fines of up to Rs 10 lakh for repeat offences under different sections and also in some cases made provisions for cancellation of licences.
The provision of fine for selling packaged items over MRP would be applicable for commodities such as packaged water and food products and all other consumer durable and non-durable items. The provisions of the