Illegal.

Generally speaking, the food city certainly has no right to fine or deduct money, but it is also possible that the merchant breached the contract and the food city demanded compensation.

The Food City has no right to impose fines. Fines are a type of administrative punishment and should be exercised by administrative subjects in accordance with their powers. The food city is not an administrative subject, and merchants are not administrative counterparts. The food city's fines have no basis in law.

The food court and the merchants are equal civil subjects and can stipulate corresponding rights and obligations in the contract, as well as the liability for breach of contract obligations.

The fine mentioned by Food City may refer to liability for breach of contract, but the assumption of liability for breach of contract must be premised on an express agreement in the contract. If there is no agreement in the contract, the mall has no right to require the merchant to bear liability for breach of contract. .