restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills delhi hc

Restaurants Cannot Mandatorily Levy Service Charge On Food Bills: Delhi Hc

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday held the payment of service charge by customers on food bills was voluntary and couldnt be made mandatory by restaurants or hotels. Justice Prathiba M Singh pronounced the judgement and dismissed petitions of restaurant bodies challenging Central Consumer Protection Authority guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from levying mandatory service charge on food bills . The plea by the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) and the F