Service Charges Cannot Be Added to Bill or Taxed with GST: CCPA Declares Mandatory Levy Illegal
The Central Consumer Protection Authority ( CCPA ) declared that mandatory service charges collected by the restaurants are illegal. Such...
No Liability on Advocates for Deficiency of Services under Consumer Protection Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgement]
Recently, the Supreme Court made a significant ruling that advocates cannot be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act 1986 (as re-enacted in 2019) for deficiency of services. The Court held...
No Consumer Complaint entertainable against Revenue for Levy of Excess GST by Hotel Managements: Madras HC [Read Order]
A Single Bench of the Madras High Court held that consumer complaints are not maintainable against revenue and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department for levy of excess GST by Hotel Managements....
![No Consumer Complaint entertainable against Revenue for Levy of Excess GST by Hotel Managements: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/No-Consumer-Complaint-entertainable-Revenue-for-Levy-Excess-GST-Hotel-Managements-Madras-HC-TAXSCAN.jpg "No Consumer Complaint entertainable against Revenue for Levy of Excess GST by Hotel Managements: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Govt. proposes Ban on Mis-selling and Fraudulent Flash Sale of Goods and Services on E-Commerce Platforms [Read Draft]
The Government notified the sought public comments on banning mis-selling and fraudulent flash sale of goods and services on e-commerce platforms, and also on making registration of these entities...
SMSes for Hot Seat contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati is not an unfair Trade Practice: SC [Read Judgment]
The Supreme Court held that the SMSes for the purpose of the Har Seat Hot Seat (HSHS) contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) being a value-added service, is not an adopts any unfair method or unfair...
![SMSes for Hot Seat contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati is not an unfair Trade Practice: SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Unfair-Trade-Practice-Kaun-Banega-Crorepati-Taxscan.jpg "SMSes for Hot Seat contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati is not an unfair Trade Practice: SC [Read Judgment]")
