A restaurant in Hyderabad has been ordered to compensate a customer for not serving free drinking water and compulsorily levying service charges.The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission-III instructed the restaurant to pay Rs. 5,000 to the complainant.
Hyderabad restaurant sold a 500-ml water bottle for Rs 50
The complainant, a resident of Secunderabad, alleged that the staff at the Hyderabad restaurant failed to provide free drinking water despite his clear indication of being allergic to plastic material.Left with no option but to purchase water from the restaurant, he complained that a 500-ml water bottle was sold for Rs 50.