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Consumer Forum slaps ₹60k fine on Britannia for selling biscuits below packaged weight

A bench comprising president C T Sabu and members Sreeja S and Ram Mohan R observed that there was a significant shortage in the weight of the biscuit packets compared to the declared quantity of 300 grams written on the packets. "It is axiomatic that there is drastic shortage in the net weight of the biscuit in MO1 package, to be more specific in terms of quantity, the shortage in net weight is more than 52g (300-248) in MO1 package," the bench stated in its order of September 26, 2023.

A bench comprising president C T Sabu and members Sreeja S and Ram Mohan R observed that there was a significant shortage in the weight of the biscuit packets compared to the declared quantity of 300 grams written on the packets.

"It is axiomatic that there is drastic shortage in the net weight of the biscuit in MO1 package, to be more specific in terms of quantity, the shortage in net weight is more than 52g (300-248) in MO1 package," the bench stated in its order of September 26, 2023.

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