Raipur. The District Consumer Commission has declared the collection of parking fees from Ambuja City Center Mall illegal and ordered it to ensure free parking. This decision is expected to put an end to the extortion of parking fees from people.

Anjinesh Anjay Shukla, in his petition filed before the Commission, stated that on June 15, 2025, he drove his car to Ambuja Mall, where he was charged a parking fee of ₹30. Protesting this, he stated that he did not want to use the parking space and only wanted to leave his mother there.

However, the mall management stated that Ambuja Mall does not offer any free pickup or drop-off facilities. Disturbed by this statement, Advocate Shukla filed a complaint with the Commission, seeking to declare the parking fee collection by Ambuja Mall illegal.

During the hearing of the case, Advocate Shukla, citing relevant decisions of the Gujarat High Court and various Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, argued before the court that the parking fee being charged by the mall was illegal, and also demanded Rs 50,000 as mental damages.

The court, taking cognizance of the arguments and legal precedents presented, considered them to be legal and declared the collection of parking fees from vehicles as illegal and directed the mall to ensure free parking arrangements.