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Mandatory Service Charge Illegal, Barbeque Nation Among Restaurants Pulled Up
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Nikita Nikhil
Authorities have tightened enforcement on restaurants that added extra fees to bills without consent, directing them to issue refunds and update billing systems.
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Chandigarh Restaurant Charged Rs 55 For A Rs 20 Water Bottle, Court Orders Fine
- Saturday January 10, 2026
- Jigyasa Kakwani
Restaurants cannot charge more than the printed MRP for packaged items such as bottled water, irrespective of service, surroundings or dining experience.
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"Restaurants Charging Rs 100 For Rs 20 Bottle": High Court Raps Association
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
When you are already charging more on MRP in the name of the experience, why are you then levying service charge, the Delhi High Court asked the restaurant association on Friday.
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Castle Barbeque, Chaayos And 3 More Delhi Restaurants Issued Notice Over Levy And Non-Refund Of Service Charge
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
Five Delhi restaurants have been issued notices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, for failing to refund mandatory service charges.
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Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
- Friday March 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
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"Use Staff Contribution Instead Of Service Charge": Delhi High Court To Restaurant Body
- Tuesday September 5, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the members of a restaurant body to use the term "staff contribution" for the amount they were claiming from their customers as "service charge".
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
- Friday July 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mandatory Service Charge Illegal, Barbeque Nation Among Restaurants Pulled Up
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Nikita Nikhil
Authorities have tightened enforcement on restaurants that added extra fees to bills without consent, directing them to issue refunds and update billing systems.
-
food.ndtv.com
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Chandigarh Restaurant Charged Rs 55 For A Rs 20 Water Bottle, Court Orders Fine
- Saturday January 10, 2026
- Jigyasa Kakwani
Restaurants cannot charge more than the printed MRP for packaged items such as bottled water, irrespective of service, surroundings or dining experience.
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food.ndtv.com
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"Restaurants Charging Rs 100 For Rs 20 Bottle": High Court Raps Association
- Saturday August 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
When you are already charging more on MRP in the name of the experience, why are you then levying service charge, the Delhi High Court asked the restaurant association on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Castle Barbeque, Chaayos And 3 More Delhi Restaurants Issued Notice Over Levy And Non-Refund Of Service Charge
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
Five Delhi restaurants have been issued notices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, for failing to refund mandatory service charges.
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food.ndtv.com
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Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
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www.ndtv.com
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
- Friday March 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Use Staff Contribution Instead Of Service Charge": Delhi High Court To Restaurant Body
- Tuesday September 5, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the members of a restaurant body to use the term "staff contribution" for the amount they were claiming from their customers as "service charge".
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www.ndtv.com
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
- Friday July 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
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www.ndtv.com
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
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www.ndtv.com