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Can Restaurants Force You To Pay Service Charges? What The Official Rules Say
- Friday January 2, 2026
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
Service charges on bills are not mandatory in restaurants in India. A Mumbai restaurant was recently fined Rs 50,000 for failing to follow the established guidelines. Here's what customers should know.
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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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Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- PTI
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
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food.ndtv.com
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Service Charge At Restaurants: All You Need To Know About The Ongoing Debate
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Should restaurants levy service charge on the bill amount? This discussion has recently been in news and here's all you need to know.
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food.ndtv.com
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Restaurant Bills May Come Down After Government Warning On Service Charge
- Friday April 14, 2017
- India News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar
Eating out may soon become cheaper. The Centre plans to propose an advisory, asking states to take action against unfair imposition of service charge on food and drink bills, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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AAP Urges Centre To Abolish Service Charge In Restaurants
- Thursday January 12, 2017
- Delhi News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha
Aam Aadmi Party's trade wing on Wednesday asked the Centre to abolish levying of service charge in restaurants.
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www.ndtv.com
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Can Restaurants Force You To Pay Service Charges? What The Official Rules Say
- Friday January 2, 2026
- Written by Toshita Sahni, Edited by Neha Grover
Service charges on bills are not mandatory in restaurants in India. A Mumbai restaurant was recently fined Rs 50,000 for failing to follow the established guidelines. Here's what customers should know.
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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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Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- PTI
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
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food.ndtv.com
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Service Charge At Restaurants: All You Need To Know About The Ongoing Debate
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Should restaurants levy service charge on the bill amount? This discussion has recently been in news and here's all you need to know.
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food.ndtv.com
-
Restaurant Bills May Come Down After Government Warning On Service Charge
- Friday April 14, 2017
- India News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar
Eating out may soon become cheaper. The Centre plans to propose an advisory, asking states to take action against unfair imposition of service charge on food and drink bills, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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AAP Urges Centre To Abolish Service Charge In Restaurants
- Thursday January 12, 2017
- Delhi News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha
Aam Aadmi Party's trade wing on Wednesday asked the Centre to abolish levying of service charge in restaurants.
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www.ndtv.com