Supreme Court of India
State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Subhash Arjundas Kataria
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We hold that they come in a packaged form, before they are sold to the consumer by removing them from the box, the value does not alter nor does the product undergo a perceptive modification and as such the provisions, particularly, under Section 2(b) of the Act C are not applicable.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 - s.2(b) - "Commodity in packaged form" - "Pre-packed commodity" - In *Whirlpool case, it was held that refrigerator is covered under the term "pre-packed commodity - Placing reliance upon the *Whirlpool case, the appellant-State contended that the products in question (i.e. sun glasses, watches, fixed wireless phones, electrical goods, home appliances, consumer electronics and Microwave Oven) could also be considered as "pre-packed commodity" within the meaning of the Act and the Rules - Respondent however disputed the applicability of the…
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