In a viral post on the social media platform Reddit, a user recently claimed that he and his friend had to pay the same membership fee even after the GST applicable rate was slashed from 18% to 5%.

“My friend and I joined the same gym a few days apart and saw something fishy. On 19 September, he was billed ₹ 5,084.75 + 18% GST ₹ 915.25 = ₹ 6,000. But on 23 Sept, I was billed ₹ 5,714.29 + 5% GST ₹ 285.71 = ₹ 6,000,” the Redditor said in the post.

The user then inquired about the legal options available in this case.

LiveMint spoke with several legal experts, and here's what they had to say.

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