Why restaurants and law experts differ on putting a service charge on customers’ bills

Vineet Bhalla

· Sep 29, 2023 · 07:30 am

Instead of levying service charge, increase food prices, Delhi High Court tells restaurants

Scroll Staff

· Aug 16, 2022 · 05:05 pm

Hotels, restaurants banned from forcing to pay service charge

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· Jul 04, 2022 · 09:53 pm

Service charge is forced on customers at restaurants despite being optional, says Centre

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· May 24, 2022 · 02:38 pm

‘No increase in service charges in any public sector bank,’ says finance ministry

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· Nov 03, 2020 · 06:27 pm

Include compulsory service charges by hotels, restaurants in I-T assessment, Centre tells CBDT

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· Sep 13, 2017 · 06:33 pm

Service charge at restaurants is totally voluntary, Centre has approved guidelines: Ram Vilas Paswan

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· Apr 21, 2017 · 06:12 pm

Centre to issue advisory against restaurants adding service charge

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· Apr 14, 2017 · 09:17 pm

Why restaurants are right to levy a service charge: Tipping conventions are often discriminatory

Vyasa Shastry

· Jan 13, 2017 · 07:30 pm

When the custom of tipping was seen as a violation of democracy

Anvar Alikhan

· Jan 07, 2017 · 03:30 pm

With service charge made optional, restaurant kitchen staff and cleaners will be worst hit

Vinita Govindarajan

· Jan 06, 2017 · 12:30 pm

The business wrap: Banks asked to issue 40% of new currency to rural areas and six other top stories

Scroll Staff

· Jan 03, 2017 · 06:14 pm

Customers can eat elsewhere if they don't want to pay service charge, says restaurants' body

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· Jan 03, 2017 · 01:16 pm

Service charge at restaurants is voluntary, clarifies Centre

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· Jan 02, 2017 · 06:14 pm

Cashless economy: No service tax on debit or credit card transactions of up to Rs 2,000

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· Dec 08, 2016 · 12:37 pm