Eatery levies both GST & service charge, fined

MUMBAI: Observing that levying service charge in addition to goods and  services tax (GST) amounts to unfair trade practice, a consumer forum has ordered a Mumbai restaurant to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 to a  Ghatkopar woman after it refused to scrap the service charge it had levied along with GST.  Manisha Banavalikar submitted a complaint to the additional  Mumbai subur…