Charging Above MRP For Packed Commodities Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice, Hyderabad Commission Orders Chicha’s Asli Restaurant To Pay 1k Compensation And Refund Bottle Charges
Live LawRecently, the Hyderabad District Consumer Redressal Commission – I bench comprising B. Uma Venkata Subba Lakshmi and C Lakshmi Prasanna ruled against Chicha’s Asli Hyderabad, a well-known restaurant, for overcharging customers on pre-packaged goods. The bench found that the charging the products above the MRP, not only constitutes an unfair trade practice but also violates the amended Legal Metrology Rules, 2011, that prohibited dual MRP. Aggrieved, the complainant filed a complaint with the Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I, alleging unfair trade practices and deficiency of service by the restaurant. In light of the rules, the District Commission ruled that charging above the MRP not only constituted an unfair trade practice but also violated the amended Legal Metrology Rules, 2011, which prohibited dual MRP.
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