govt on service charge

A row has recently sparked up regarding the act of restaurants levying service charges on customers with the consumer affairs ministry calling for a robust framework, and the restaurants saying that the same is very much legal in India…

As the government has said it will soon come up with a robust framework with regard to the service charge levied by restaurants and hotels, restaurants are saying the service charge is still very much legal until the final disposal. The…

After the consumer affairs ministry said it will soon come up with a robust framework with regard to the service charge levied by restaurants and hotels, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has said the ministry heard views…

The consumer affairs ministry on Thursday called the service charge levied by restaurants illegal and asked the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) to immediately stop the practice. It said levying the service charge is…

Cautioning restaurants against levying service charges, the consumer affairs ministry has said such practice impacts consumers at large on a daily basis and has significant ramifications on the rights of consumers. The ministry has…