CS Ravi Bhushan Kumar

*Good news from the Court Room*

⚖️ Delhi High Court ने restaurants से सवाल किया:

👉 “Jab kisi product ka MRP ₹10 hai, toh aap kis right se ₹100 charge kar rahe ho? Aur upar se service charge bhi?”

💡 Court ka clear stand:

Service Charge mandatory nahi hai 🚫

Yeh purely voluntary hoga – customer de ya na de, uski marzi 🙌

Jab restaurants already ambience aur experience ke naam par inflated prices le rahe hain, toh double burden of service charge bilkul unfair hai ❌

👨‍⚖️ Bench: Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya & Justice Tushar Rao Gedela

Court ne kaha ki forcibly service charge add karna ek unfair trade practice hai under Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

✨ What it means for Customers:
✅ Aapke rights aur strong hue 💪
✅ Bill mein transparency compulsory hai 📜
✅ Restaurants ko apni pricing policy rethink karni hogi 🏢

📌 Case: National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) & FHRAI vs Union of India

👨‍⚖️ Bench: Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya & Justice Tushar Rao Gedela

👉 Simple words mein:
*"Jo paisa aap already MRP se zyada charge karke k**a rahe ho, wahi service aur ambience ka cost hai… extra service charge thopna galat hai!"*

Regards
आपके मित्र
Ravi Bhushan
FCS, LLM, IP, M.Com.
Advocate and Insolvency Professional
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📌 Supreme Court on Cheque Dishonour (S.138 NI Act)

🔹 Case: K.K.D. Pandian v. S. Tamilselvi
🔹 Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar & Joymalya Bagchi

✅ What SC said (Prima facie):

Cheque dishonour cases cannot be filed for repayment of illegal / unenforceable debts.

Such debts do not qualify as a “legally enforceable debt” under Section 138 NI Act.

⚖️ Background:

Madras HC acquitted the accused (cheque was for an illegal debt).

Complainant relied on Kerala HC’s ruling in C.V. Rajan v. Illikkal Ramesan (2015), which held that even repayment of money from an illegal promise (like securing a job) could attract S.138.

SC said Kerala HC view may not be in line with the law.

📅 Next Step: Notice issued → Matter to be examined further (returnable in 6 weeks).

👉 Takeaway: If a cheque is issued for an illegal consideration, dishonour may not trigger liability under Section 138 NI Act.

Regards
Ravi Bhushan
LLM, FCS, IP, M.Com
Advocate & Insolvency Professional
9990339200

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