Rs 7 extra for water bottle, shopkeeper pays Rs 7L
At a Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, a devotee paid Rs 25 extra for a one-litre bottled water, leading the temple's shop licensee to pay a hefty Rs 7 lakh. The Kakinada district consumer commission ordered this penalty on August 28, 2026, after finding the shopkeeper had sold the water bottle for Rs 25 when its marked price was Rs 18.
The shopkeeper, who ran the store independently, was found to have overcharged the devotee of Rs 7 instead of refunding it. In addition to the monetary compensation, the licensee was ordered to pay Rs 10,000 as consumer welfare fund and Rs 5,000 towards litigation costs. The commission emphasized that such an act is an unfair trade practice, which violates statutory law and misleads consumers about the lawful sale price.
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