The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Parle, retailer ordered to pay ₹50,000 for underweight biscuit packet
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C.P.Sajit
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A consumer commission in India has ordered Parle Products and a local hypermarket to pay compensation for selling an underweight biscuit packet. The ruling emphasizes that retailers share liability with manufacturers for the quality and accuracy of sealed goods sold to consumers.
The Kannur district Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Parle Products Private Limited and Metro Hypermarket, Chakkarakkal, to jointly pay ₹50,000 to a consumer after finding that a biscuit packet labelled as weighing 150 grams contained only around 125 grams.
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