LAHORE, April 18: District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali fined a biscuit manufacturer Rs25,000 and ordered him to pay Rs10,000 to the petitioner for not observing the accepted industrial standards of manufacturing.

The judge decided this while hearing a petition by Atif Pervez Chaudhry, who sought Rs50,000 as damages and litigation charges from the manufacturer as well as the seller of the biscuit. The petitioner bought a pack of Peanut Peak biscuits on Oct 22, 2007, and found a hair in the biscuit.

The petitioner sent notices to the seller and the manufacturer. The seller did reply to the notice but the manufacturer kept quite, the petitioner said.

He moved the Consumer Court, which summoned both parties. The judge decided that the petitioner had proved his case and that the product was defective in construction and composition and against the accepted industrial standards. "The manufacturer shall pay a fine of Rs25,000 under section 32 of the Punjab Consumer Protection Act of 2005 which shall be deposited in the government treasury and is also burdened with cots of Rs10,000 that shall be paid to the petitioner within 10 days from the date of the order," the judge ordered. LAHORE, April 18: District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali fined a biscuit manufacturer Rs25,000 and ordered him to pay Rs10,000 to the petitioner for not observing the accepted industrial standards of manufacturing.

The judge decided this while hearing a petition by Atif Pervez Chaudhry, who sought Rs50,000 as damages and litigation charges from the manufacturer as well as the seller of the biscuit. The petitioner bought a pack of Peanut Peak biscuits on Oct 22, 2007, and found a hair in the biscuit.

The petitioner sent notices to the seller and the manufacturer. The seller did reply to the notice but the manufacturer kept quite, the petitioner said.

He moved the Consumer Court, which summoned both parties. The judge decided that the petitioner had proved his case and that the product was defective in construction and composition and against the accepted industrial standards. "The manufacturer shall pay a fine of Rs25,000 under section 32 of the Punjab Consumer Protection Act of 2005 which shall be deposited in the government treasury and is also burdened with cots of Rs10,000 that shall be paid to the petitioner within 10 days from the date of the order," the judge ordered. LAHORE, April 18: District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali fined a biscuit manufacturer Rs25,000 and ordered him to pay Rs10,000 to the petitioner for not observing the accepted industrial standards of manufacturing.

The judge decided this while hearing a petition by Atif Pervez Chaudhry, who sought Rs50,000 as damages and litigation charges from the manufacturer as well as the seller of the biscuit. The petitioner bought a pack of Peanut Peak biscuits on Oct 22, 2007, and found a hair in the biscuit.

The petitioner sent notices to the seller and the manufacturer. The seller did reply to the notice but the manufacturer kept quite, the petitioner said.

He moved the Consumer Court, which summoned both parties. The judge decided that the petitioner had proved his case and that the product was defective in construction and composition and against the accepted industrial standards. "The manufacturer shall pay a fine of Rs25,000 under section 32 of the Punjab Consumer Protection Act of 2005 which shall be deposited in the government treasury and is also burdened with cots of Rs10,000 that shall be paid to the petitioner within 10 days from the date of the order," the judge ordered. LAHORE, April 18: District Consumer Court Judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali fined a biscuit manufacturer Rs25,000 and ordered him to pay Rs10,000 to the petitioner for not observing the accepted industrial standards of manufacturing.

The judge decided this while hearing a petition by Atif Pervez Chaudhry, who sought Rs50,000 as damages and litigation charges from the manufacturer as well as the seller of the biscuit. The petitioner bought a pack of Peanut Peak biscuits on Oct 22, 2007, and found a hair in the biscuit.

The petitioner sent notices to the seller and the manufacturer. The seller did reply to the notice but the manufacturer kept quite, the petitioner said.

He moved the Consumer Court, which summoned both parties. The judge decided that the petitioner had proved his case and that the product was defective in construction and composition and against the accepted industrial standards. "The manufacturer shall pay a fine of Rs25,000 under section 32 of the Punjab Consumer Protection Act of 2005 which shall be deposited in the government treasury and is also burdened with cots of Rs10,000 that shall be paid to the petitioner within 10 days from the date of the order," the judge ordered.