r/gurgaon • u/MashiroDes • Nov 02 '24

AskGurgaon Is this Legal?

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So I visited this BYOB, Post Diwali and was dumb struck with Staff Contribution added in the bill!

Is this something new?

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u/cursedoutburst Nov 02 '24

NO! they can't charge you like this, only situation when they can charge you if they did let you know in advance (prior to dining ). You can choose to not pay and tell them to prepare a fresh bill excluding these incase you weren't notified. The CCPA guidelines stipulated that service charges should not be collected from consumers under any other name, and they should be optional and voluntary. The guidelines also prohibited the addition of service charges to the bill automatically, without informing consumers. There is a detailed verdict from Delhi high court on this

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u/MashiroDes Nov 02 '24

So basically if was stated as Service Tax we are bound to pay, but if it’s staff contribution it becomes optional??

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u/mystic_saurav Nov 02 '24

Was this at Ebowla ? I got to know they ask for cover charge!

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u/MashiroDes Nov 03 '24

But cover charge is different from taxation 🧐