A teams of Officials from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), COIMBATORE Branch Office, conducted Enforcement Search and Seizure Raid operations at M/s. Sandfits Foundaries Private Limited, Kannampalayam, Sulur, Coimbatore on 25-04-2025 based on an information of suspected violation of BIS Act, 2016.
During the operation conducted by a team of Officials constituting Shri V Ramesh, Scientist-E/Director, Shri Rino John S, Scientist-D/ Joint Director and Ms. Ragu Jyotsna Priya, Scientist-C/ Deputy Director, in pursuance of Section 28 of BIS Act 2016, the factory was found to be manufacturing, storing and selling the Grey Iron Castings without valid BIS Licence. Stock of more than 20 Metric Tonnes of Grey Iron Castings worth approximately Rs.25 Lakhs were seized for violation of Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024.
Head of Coimbatore Branch Office Shri. V Gopinath stated that action would be initiated by Bureau of Indian Standards, Coimbatore Branch Office against the offender under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The offence is punishable with imprisonment up to two years or a fine not less than Rs. 2,00,000/- but may extend up to ten times the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold or affixed or applied with a Standard Mark or both as per Section 29 of BIS Act, 2016 for first Contravention.
General public are therefore requested that in case they come across such instances of Misuse of ISI Mark the same may be intimated to BIS Coimbatore Branch Office, 3rd Floor ,BSNL Dtax Building, Race Course Road, Coimbatore - 641018. Such complaints can also be made by using the BIS Care App or by sending an E-Mail to ctbo@bis.gov.in. The source of such information would be strictly kept confidential. BIS Website www.bis.gov.in and e-BIS (manakonline.in) may be browsed for general information on BIS.