Eatery fined ₹12k for overpriced water bottles
The Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed a restaurant in Chandigarh to pay a compensation of ₹12,000 to a consumer for charging ₹312 for two water bottles. The forum observed that restaurant caused "mental agony and harassment" and that the "undesirable litigation" wasted the forum's time. Further, it directed the restaurant to deposit ₹15,000 in the forum's legal aid account. 