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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

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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Hotels, restaurants workers demand pay hike after service charge ban

Industry experts say that while restaurants will increase the food prices there is no certainty on it going to staff as it will be a part of the owner's revenue

India's restaurants slam new rules against compulsory service charge

Restaurants say they already explicitly mention the charge in notices at the gate and on the menus, and if someone chooses to use their services, they are bound to pay it

Service charge: Staff at many restaurants fear tips may dwindle

The decision has drawn mixed response from hoteliers, restaurant owners and associations, across India, some of whom said the move will ''not impact'' their businesses

Forced to pay service charge? Here's how you can lodge a complaint

If a restaurant is forcing customers to pay extra money in the name of service charges, customers can lodge a complaint with the CCPA

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Hotels and restaurants can't levy service charge by default, says CCPA

The hotels have to clearly inform the consumer that paying the service charge is at the consumer's discretion, the CCPA said

North Carolina-based Indian eatery Chai Pani voted best restaurant in US

Other winners included the Native American restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis, where the staff is 75% indigenous, as Best New Restaurant

Consumer affairs ministry to set up panel for FAQ on cryptocurrencies

Calls meeting to discuss complaints against edutech firms

Consumer Affairs Ministry to hold meeting with edtech firms amid complaints

Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said: "We are aware of this. I have called a meeting of edutech companies next week or so".

Beijing opens up restaurants, cinemas as China eases Covid curbs

Public transport will resume in most districts, except Fengtai and some parts of Changping, allowing workers to return to the office and restaurants to start dine-in services, local authorities said

Service charge issue: Restaurants body, owners says govt's move unfortunate

A national food industry body and several restaurant owners on Friday said the government's move to come out with a legal framework to stop service charges will hurt the staff

Govt to issue framework to stop restaurants from levying service charge

The government will soon come out with a legal framework to stop restaurants levying service charge from customers as the practice is "unfair", Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Thursday. After a meeting with representatives of associations of restaurants as well as consumers, Singh said that although the associations claim the practice is legal, the Department of Consumer Affairs is of the view that it adversely affects the rights of the consumers and it is an "unfair trade practice". "We will soon work on a legal framework because there were guidelines of 2017 which they have not enforced. The guidelines are not generally legally enforceable," he told PTI. The meeting was attended by representatives of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and consumer organisations, including Mumbai Grahak Panchayat and Pushpa Girimaji. A legal framework will be legally binding on them to stop this ...

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Imported fare makes way for homegrown produce

London thumakda with desi Michelins

Experimentation and innovation have driven the rise and rise of Indian cuisine

Hospitality deals pick up after a lull as HNIs, family offices check in

Family offices, high net-worth individuals and institutional investors are looking at the sector, say advisory firms

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NRAI says no illegality in levying service charge by restaurants

Ahead of its June 2 meeting with govt, the top hotel industry body said that the levy of service charge is a matter of individual policy to decide if it is to be charged or not.