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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar August 23Opposed to the new Hallmarking Unique ID (HUID) rule on gold ornaments city-based jewellers downed the shutters of their outlets and showrooms and held a sit-in here on Monday. Ashwani Kale Shah a leader of the jewellers termed the new Hallmarking Unique ID norm as black law. It meant that the jewellers would have to wait for weeks to get the hallmark number embossed on each piece of jewellery. In case a customer has a complaint the punched UID number will enable the BIS authorities to identify the agency concerned which certified the purity besides jewellers. It meant that the jewellers would have to wait for weeks to get the hallmark number embossed on each piece..