Amazon seller selling shorter HDMI cable

An Amazon seller was penalised by Gujarat’s Controller of Legal Metrology for providing shorter HDMI cables
Seller Appario Retail had sold a 19-metre HDMI cable for a 20-metre orders on Amazon

Officials made a surprise visit to Appario Retail in Bavla village near Ahmedabad, from where the cable was delivered to the customer. They opened a sealed HDMI cable packet, which claimed to be 20-metre long, but was a metre short when measured.

Details about the importer’s name and address were missing from the box, which is againn a violation of the Legal Metrology Act as well as Packaged Commodities Rules.