Service Charge By Hotels
Why recover service charge from consumers as additional levy, asks Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court questioned why restaurants should recover service charges from consumers as an additional and separate levy
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Do you feel you were overcharged? Why are service prices not transparent?
Usually there is a marked difference between the charges promised and what we pay at the end of a service, whether at a restaurant or booking an air ticket. How can we ensure price transparency?
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Delhi HC stays CCPA norms, says paying service charge a matter of choice
No such charge on takeaway orders: Court
HC stays guidelines prohibiting levying of service charge on food bills
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the recent guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically on food bills
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Eating out? Be prepared to shell out more as restaurants hike rates
High food inflation forces restaurants to hike prices; ban on service charge will likely lead to further increases in the prices of dishes on the menu
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Top Headlines: Demat account openings in June, PSB privatisation, and more
The Centre should privatise all PSBs, except the State Bank of India, a report by NCAER said. Read more on these in our top headlines
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District Collectors to ensure enforcement of service charge norms: CCPA
Upon receiving related complaints, the District Collector may conduct investigation pertaining to violation of the guidelines and submit the report to the authority within 15 days, said CCPA.
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Collectors should crack whip on violators of service charge norms: CCPA
Amid rising complaints related to levying of service charge by hotels and restaurants, regulator CCPA has asked state chief secretaries to create awareness about the new guidelines
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CCPA's restaurant service charge guidelines have no legality: NRAI
According to the NRAI, the government cannot bring about a change insofar as a levy of service charge is concerned by making guidelines
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Hotels, restaurants may have to pay tax on service charges
Eateries have been asked either to leave the column of service charge blank or mention on the bill that it is optional
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