Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- The Avissawella Magistrate's Court imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on a private firm in Kaluaggala, Hanwella, for selling bottled drinking water above the maximum retail price after the accused company pleaded guilty.
Investigation officers of the Consumer Affairs Authority found during a raid that 500 ml of locally bottled drinking water was being sold for Rs. 100, exceeding the stipulated maximum retail price of Rs. 80. The maximum retail price for 500 to 999 ml of locally bottled PET drinking water is fixed as Rs. 80 under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, as per Order No. 96 published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2492/29 dated June 10 2026.
The Consumer Affairs Authority filed a case against the...