Eatery fined for Overpricing Bottled Water
A restaurant owner in East Delhi has been directed to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000 to a customer who was asked to shell out Rs. 34 for a water bottle which had a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs. 12. The fine comes at a time when consumer courts are turning the heat on shop-owners who overcharge. In a recent landmark decision, the state consumer commission had slapped a fine of Rs. 50,000 on a cineplex for similar malpractice. Goel was awarded the compensation by East district consumer forum President and members directing Zaika Bazaar, Karkardooma Complex, to compensate Goel for overcharging. The Forum said: ''The present complaint is covered by the judgment of the state consumer commission in case of Nirulas vs Ankit Jain in which it said no trader or service provier can charge more price than an item's MRP printed on the packed item, if delivered packed''. Ordering the restaurant owner to discontinue the malpractice, the form said charging higher amount than MRP, if delivered in packed form, was against the law of the land. Goel had bought a bottle of Aquafina water from the restaurant in November last year and was asked to pay Rs. 34 for it, including a VAT of Rs. 4, when the bottle had a MRP of Rs. 12 printed on it.
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