Court directs BIS not to take action against jewellers
May 09, 2021
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The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has restrained the Consumer Affairs Ministry from taking any coercive action against jewellers for holding non-hallmarked jewellery till the next hearing on June 14.
The All India Gems and Jewellery Domestic Council had moved the High Court against the government decision making hallmark gold jewellery mandatory before it is stored or sold from June 1.
On hearing the petitioners on video conferencing, Justices Sunil B Shukre and Avinash G Gharote, in an interim order, directed BIS not to take any coercive action against jewellers under Section 29(2) of the BIS Act, 2016, till next date, and adjourned the case to June 14.
Big relief to jewellers on mandatory hallmarking
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New Delhi, May 8 : The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court passed an interim order on May 7 which stops Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) from taking any coercive action on jewellers across India or impose penalty on those who may not comply with BIA (BIS Act, 2016) regulations, Section 29(2) on mandatory hallmarking due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in terms of assaying and hallmarking centres.
The Court ruled: The contention is that the new regulation making it compulsory to hallmark gold jewellery before it is stored or sold, which has to come into force w.e.f. 1st June 2021, is likely to result in great hardships to lakhs of jewellers in India and their number is stated to be 5 lakhs.
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court passed an interim order on May 7 which stops Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) from taking any coercive action on jewellers across India or impose penalty on those who may not comply with BIA (BIS Act, 2016) regulations, Section 29(2) on mandatory hallmarking due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in terms of assaying and hallmarking centres.
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