MRP

When Rohit Patel from Ahmedabad was charged Rs 164 for a bottle of water, which is usually worth Rs 20, he refused to turn a blind eye. He undertook a five-year-long battle with the hotel at the Ahmedabad (Rural) Consumer Disputes Redressal under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

No MRP on products you buy could amount to an unfair trade practice. And you can file a case against that.

According to the definition, it is a trade practice carried out for the promotion of the sale. It is the distribution or utilisation of any goods or services by adopting a deceptive method or practice.

In some airports, like Guwahati for example, there is only one restaurant and with the inflated charges for food and beverages, passengers find them unaffordable, limiting their choices severely.

Calling themselves Youth for Better India, these lawyers regularly take up causes for the common consumer.

It said that when hotels and restaurants sell food and drinks, they also render a service, making it a composite transaction with composite billing. Therefore, MRP rates cannot be insisted upon for such entities.

The government has forbidden companies from selling the same product at different 'maximum retail prices.'

The Food and Public Distribution minister took to Twitter to make it clear that the price for bottled water cannot exceed the MRP.

Here's something every Indian ought to know but may not be aware of - restaurants and hotels in the country that price their products higher than the MRP are in clear violation of the law.