JW Mariott fined Rs 25,000 after Rahul Bose was charged over Rs 400 for two bananas by the hotel

Rahul Bose recently got a taste of unreasonable pricing at a high-end luxury hotel in Chandigarh. Bizarrely, Bose was charged Rs. 442 for two bananas after which he was left baffled. However, after tweet went viral,  Excise and Taxation Department sent a three-member team and seized all records in connection with exorbitant GST rates charged by hotel. Reportedly, City Deputy Commissioner and Taxation Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar ordered a probe into matter after which team paid a visit to hotel. officials have stated that it is t only a case of 'illegal and exorbitant charge of GST' but it is also a violation of Consumer Protection Act. 

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And w in latest update posted by ANI, luxury hotel has been fined Rs 25,000 for violation of Section 11 of CGST, which is illegal collection of tax on an exempted item. 

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Although luxury hotel has been fined a heavy amount, netizens still can't seem to stop poking fun hotel. While one user wrote, "y will recover money by selling ten cups of tea", ar netizen remarked saying, " tale of two bananas continues". 

Meanwhile, due to incident, Taj Hotels take a zinger at JW Mariott in an epic fashion. A tweet posted by a netizen featured an anuncement by Taj Hotels in which it pulled off a major zinger in an epic fashion directed at Mariott. It said that luxury hotel would be 'delighted' to serve complimentary seasonal fresh fruits. 

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