– A restaurant in Valachchenai has been fined Rs.750,000 for selling a one-litre bottle of drinking water at Rs.130, exceeding the maximum retail price of Rs.100 prescribed by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA).Batticaloa District Investigation Officers of the CAA filed the case against Amirtham Restaurant in Valachchenai before the Valachchenai Magistrate’s Court.

During a raid conducted on June 4, 2026, CAA officials found that the restaurant had sold a one-litre bottle of bottled drinking water for Rs.130, despite the prescribed maximum retail price being Rs.100.When the case was taken up before the Valachchenai Magistrate’s Court yesterday (10), the defendant company pleaded guilty.The Magistrate subsequently imposed a fine of Rs.750,000.

The CAA urged consumers to report businesses selling goods above prescribed prices or otherwise exploiting consumers by calling 1977 during office hours.