HC seeks help from Advocate General

Realising the sensitivity of the case involving two Ludhiana-based companies that have been accused of evading verification or stamping fees worth crores of rupees, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the assistance of Punjab Advocate General H S Mattewal in the case.

The case came up for resumed hearing today before a division Bench comprising Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice Jasbir Singh. The Controller of Legal Metrology, Punjab, was present in the court, as directed by the court on Thursday. The two tape-manufacturing companies Freemans Measures Limited and FMI Ltd are in the dock for allegedly evading stamping fees for the last four years.

The issue has come light after a petition has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court by advocate N K Jain. The petitioner has sought action against the alleged large-scale evasion in the stamping fees in connivance with the officers of the Controller of Legal Metrology department.