Are hotels allowed to charge more than MRP?

The court has stayed the order of the Centre on MRP and allowed hotels to charge more than the MRP. The rule says retailers, wholesalers and others will not sell any packaged product at a price higher than the MRP.

Is water chargeable in hotels?

Can a hotel or a restaurant charge for a bottle of drinking water more than the maximum retail price marked on the container? The answer is yes. Nobody goes to a hotel to buy or take away a bottle of mineral water,” the bench observed, hearing a petition by the Hotels and Restaurant Association of India.

Is water free in Indian hotels?

It is now their responsibility to mandate that all hotels and restaurants provide safe drinking water, free of cost. This can be done through the licencing conditions.

Can Restaurant charge GST on mineral water?

Hence, the GST Council fixed 18\% of GST for packaged mineral water. Also, water [other than aerated, mineral, purified, distilled, medicinal, ionic, battery, de-mineralized and water sold in sealed container] is not taxable under GST. Hence, unpackaged water and unprocessed water is tax-free under GST.

Why do hotels charge more than MRP?

In 2017, a Supreme Court bench ruled that hotels and restaurants can sell bottled water and packaged food at higher than the MRP. The bench decided that the provisions of the law won’t apply to hotels and restaurants, and these establishments can’t be prosecuted for selling items above the MRP.

Why hotel charge more than MRP?

How do you ask for water in a hotel?

As to ordering water I would ask for “some water” or simply “water”.

Can we use hotel toilet?

If you are a woman or a child, you can now just walk into any hotel or restaurant and use the facility there. “However, small darshinis and eateries may not have restrooms. Citizens can make use of the facility in any hotel or restaurant that has a toilet,” he said.