Cinepolis, Coca-Cola Penalised Rs 85,000 In Patna For Selling Overpriced Water
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The Consumer Court has given a landmark verdict in a case involving a water bottle being sold at twice its maximum retail price (MRP) in a cinema hall. On September 23, 2016, Rajat Tiwari went to a cinema hall with his friends to watch a movie. At that time, they also took a water bottle with them. However, the cinema hall staff did not allow them to take the water bottle inside. Following this, they left the water bottle outside. Later, during…
Consumer Court on Cinepolis and Coca-Cola: A Patna court has dealt a harsh lesson to multiplex operators who operate cinemas as they please and rob audiences of their pockets. It's common to see moviegoers not allowed to bring even water from outside, while the same water is sold inside the premises at two to three times the price. A conscious citizen persevered against this tyranny and fought a legal battle for nearly a decade. Now, the consume…
The Patna Consumer Commission has issued a significant ruling in a case where a cinema hall owner was prevented from carrying a water bottle from outside and was forced to purchase it at a higher price. A total fine of ₹85,000 was imposed on Cinepolis Cinemas and the Coca-Cola Company. The Commission, considering this an unfair trade practice, ordered compensation to the complainant and the amount to be deposited in the State Consumer Welfare Fu…
Patna consumer court fines Cinepolis, Coca-Cola Rs 85,000 for selling overpriced water
The consumer in his complaint said that when he was entering the movie theatre, the security guard stopped him from carrying his water bottle inside. He was then forced to pay Rs 50 for a Kinley water bottle inside the movie theatre. The bottle usually costs Rs 20 in the market, but inside the theatre it was more than double the maximum retail price outside.
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