Difference in weight of fertilizer case: Rs 5 lakh fine

Madikeri, May 25: The Legal Metrology Department has registered a case against the Indian Potash Company (IPL) in connection with the case of a difference in the weight of the fertilizer bag supplied to the Hatur Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society and has imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakh.

A few days ago, a difference was found in the weight of almost 50 kg of fertilizer bag supplied to the Hatur Cooperative Society. In this regard, the members of the management board, led by President Kodandera Bond Ganapathy, came to the office of the Joint Director of Agriculture along with the bag and weighed the bag there and brought the fraud to light. Later, the Agriculture Department officials issued a notice to the concerned organization.

The Legal Metrology Department had registered a case against the IPL organization on Ta. 19. Later, a fine of Rs. 5 lakh was imposed and the case was closed. The cooperative has been instructed to return the fertilizer bags in stock to the organization.

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