New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- A Delhi consumer court has directed Swiggy and a Delhi restaurant to jointly pay Rs.1 lakh to a customer after finding them liable for displaying misleading buffet price information on the food delivery platform. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (North District) said an online platform cannot escape responsibility by calling itself a "mere intermediary". In an order passed on September 21, a bench headed by president Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar observed that "Swiggy had a responsibility to ensure that prices displayed on its platform were accurate and matched the services actually offered by restaurants". It also rejected the company's reliance on intermediary protection under Section 79 of the Information ...