Skip to main content

Order Under Section 144 Cr. P.C.

Chandigarh, 1st April, 2016: It has come to the notice of Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that some of the hotels/restaurants/eateries, etc. within the jurisdiction of Chandigarh are levying service charge over and above the actual bills. The said service charge is without any authority of law and is not provided under any statute. The proceeds of the service charge are retained by the hotels/restaurants/eateries and not a charge collected by the Government. 
As such, there is a large scale of resentment against the levy of this charge among the consumers. This levy, which is not supported by any law, tends to bring about manipulation of price in such a manner as to impose on the consumers, unjustified costs. The levy of service charge by hotels/restaurants/eateries is clearly a restrictive/unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, is of the opinion that the service charge, being without any sanction of law, is a restrictive/unfair trade practice and the practice must be discontinued in the public interest.
Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, exercising the power conferred u/s 144 of Cr.P.C., do, hereby, prohibit, the levy of service charge by hotels/restaurants/eateries, etc. within the jurisdiction of Chandigarh. This order shall come into force with immediate effect and shall be effective up to 60 days thereof. This order is being issued ex-parte and is addressed to the public in general. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

E auction of various commercial, residential and industrial sites to begin in Chandigarh

7th January 2019: Chandigarh Administration is about to begin the e auction process of various commercial, residential and industrial sites in Chandigarh. 10 residential sites on freehold basis,13 commercial sites on leasehold basis and 1 industrial site on leasehold basis are proposed to be e auctioned. The auction will be made public on 9th January 2019 at 9:00 AM and the documents can be submitted/EMD can be paid from 9th january till 23rd January 2019. Document/EMD approvals will be given from 24th January till 30th January. In addition to this the Estate Department will create a help desk at Estate Office Chandigarh on the above dates to create digital signatures of the applicants. Bidding will begin from 31st January (9:00 AM) till 4th February 2019 (till 4 PM)
Post a Comment
Read more

Administrator Launches Website of Sports Department Chandigarh

Chandigarh, 18 th  December 2018:  The website of Department of Sports, UT Chandigarh  http://www.sportsdeptt.chd. gov.in  has been launched today  by Hon’ble Governor Punjab & Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh, Shri. V. P. Singh Badnore, in the presence of Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to UT Administration,  Sh. J.M. Balamurugan, IAS, Secretary to Governor of Punjab, Sh. Arun kumar Gupta, IAS, Principle Secretary Home, Shri. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Secretary Sports. With launch of this website, Department of Sports, Chandigarh has taken leap in the direction of digital India by making their key services like; booking of stadiums, applying for membership, applying for scholarship,  applying for  sports  gradation  certificate  and also applying for cash  awards  online for the students ,  sports bodies  & sportsmen . Now everybody can avail these services with a click of the button. In the case of bookin...
Post a Comment
Read more

“Vote for Healthy Democracy” Campaign

Chandigarh, 18th March, 2019: Taking the “Vote for Healthy Democracy” campaign forward to motivate citizens to use their Right to Vote during the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections of Chandigarh, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh today launched a stamp with the message of "Voting is your Right, Please Cast your Vote". The stamp will be included on all the OPD cards of the patients who visit the hospital.  This initiative is a part of the drive undertaken by Medical Community to motivate more and more people to participate and vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. As part of this campaign, IMA has designed stickers with the message “Vote for a healthy democracy”, which will be stuck on all the prescriptions of patients. Similarly, to promote the message of “Voting is a must for Healthy Democracy” a stamp was also launched by the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, which is being stamped on OPD cards of all the patients of the hos...
Post a Comment
Read more