Supreme Court of India

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Raj Marketing & Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 10 S.C.R. 722
Bench P. Sathasivam and H.L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 26 August 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view thatlhe secondary outer packing for transportation or for safety of the goods being F transported or delivered cannot be described as a wholesale package.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 - Rule 2(x) - "Wholesale package" - Declaration to be made on every wholesale package• - Held: In order to attract violation of the Rules, the package seized must fall within the expression "wholesale package"·- package used merely for protection during conveyance or safety would not be pre-packed commodity for the purpose of the Act and the Rules - For the package to be treated as a wholesale package, the package must not be a secondary package - The secondary outer packing for transportation or for safety of the goods

Where later benches applied it

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