https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42368 Challenge to mandatory service charge practices raises whether a mandatory service charge disclosed on menus constitutes an unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and whether the Central Consumer Protection Authority's guidelines banning compulsory service charges are within its jurisdiction. A lower court upheld the CCPA guidelines as being in the public interest, criticized compulsory collection as burdensome due to additional tax impacts on consumers, and ordered payment of costs to the CCPA for consumer welfare. en-us Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:46:03 +0530 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42368 Challenge to mandatory service charge practices raises whether a mandatory service charge disclosed on menus constitutes an unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and whether the Central Consumer Protection Authority's guidelines banning compulsory service charges are within its jurisdiction. A lower court upheld the CCPA guidelines as being in the public interest, criticized compulsory collection as burdensome due to additional tax impacts on consumers, and ordered payment of costs to the CCPA for consumer welfare. News - Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42368