Hyderabad sources have stated that a senior official said Telangana Legal Metrology Department which has taken up a special drive across the state following complaints of levy of GST on packed goods having MRP, has registered over 1,000 cases and imposed fines to the tune of over Rs 10 lakh.
Meanwhile the department found that small traders to big shopping malls and even multiplexes and prominent MNC food chains were allegedly indulging in this fraud, he said. Commissioner for Civil Supplies, Legal and Metrological Controller C V Anand had last month warned manufacturers, packers, importers against collecting GST in addition to the MRP on packaged goods.
Further on receiving several complaints from people,
special teams with Legal and Metrology Department officials were formed to make
checks statewide and cases were booked against those indulged in malpractice or
deceptive act. Anand said they are cheating people by charging GST on MRP
and added if anybody is caught first time charging more than MRP, the penalty
will be from Rs 2,000 to Rs 25,000 and if anybody is caught second time the
penalty will be doubled.
