{
  "id": 12138320,
  "title": "Customer challenged Rs 128 service charge at pub; court orders Rs 3,000 payout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/customer-challenged-rs-128-service-charge-at-pub-court-orders-rs-3",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/legal/news/bengaluru-customer-objected-to-rs-128-service-charge-at-pub-was-told-it-was-mandatory-consumer-court-orders-refund-with-rs-3000-compensation/articleshow/134700283.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Bengaluru consumer commission has ruled in favor of a customer against Sherlock's Pub regarding a service charge. The customer, Rudresh, objected to a mandatory 7.5 percent service charge during his visit. He highlighted guidelines from the Central Consumer Protection Authority to the pub staff, yet was compelled to pay. The commission found the pub's enforcement of the charge to be a violation…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}