A Supreme Court bench, on Tuesday, said that hotels and restaurants can sell bottled water and packaged food higher than its maximum retail price (MRP). According to Legal Metrology Act, a fine of Rs 25,000 or a jail term can be rewarded to the concerned person. According to the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of Indiaand hoteliers, government cannot prosecute business because they provide service, ambience and cutlery. As a result, in 2015, the hotel body moved the top court after the Delhi High Court had dismissed their review petition for charging higher than MRP. The hoteliers' association and their lawyers stand their ground as they believe that government cannot punish businesses because they provide service to people.
