GODREJ AND BOYCE MFG CO LTD & ANR. vs CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPT GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 18th March, 2025 Pronounced on: 27th June, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 1291/2021 & CRL. M.A. 6525/2021 1. GODREJ AND BOYCE MFG CO LTD Regd. Office: Pirojshanagar Vikhroli, Mumbai Maharashtra- 400 079 Through: Mr. Ajay Mathur, Branch Commercial Manager 2. M/s. MBJ Traders Pvt. Ltd., 268, F.I.E. Patparganj Industrial Area, New Delhi- 110 092. Through: Mr. Rohit Kumar Tyagi, Accountant. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Varun Chandiok, Ms. Surekha Raman and Ms. Riya Seth, Advocates versus 1. CONTROLLER OF LEGAL METROLOGY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPT GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2. THE STATE .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoaib Haider, APP for the State Mr. Jagdish, LMO/Senior Asstt., Weight & Measure CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA CRL.M.C. 1291/2021 Page 1 of 11 SHARMA Signing Date:30.06.2025 18:23:35 NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed on behalf of the Petitioners seeking quashing of the Summoning Order dated 20.12.2019 in Criminal Case No. 63/2019 under Sections 18(1) and 36(1) of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as “LM Act”). 2. Briefly stated, Petitioner No.1, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (“Godrej”) is a Company having its registered office at Pirojshangar, Vikhroli, Mumbai, 400079 and deals in manufacture and import of various consumer and industrial products. Petitioner No. 2, M/s. MBJ Traders Pvt. Ltd. (“MBJ Traders”) is the trade partner and dealer of the Petitioner No.1, Godrej. 3. The Respondent No.1, Controller, Legal Metrology, Govt of NCT of Delhi (Controller, LM), filed a