'Why Order From Restaurant That Serves Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Food?': Mumbai Consumer Court Sides With 'Wow Momo' After Complainants Seek Compensation for Hurting Religious Sentiments
The complainants had sought compensation of INR 6 lakh for mental stress, emotional distress and harm to religious sentiments. However, the consumer court quashed a complaint filed against Wow Momos.
Recently, a consumer court in Mumbai said that if non-vegetarian food hurts one's religious sentiments, then one always has the option to order food from restaurants that serve exclusively vegetarian food. According to a report in Bar and Bench, the Mumbai Suburban (Additional) District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission addressed a complaint in which two individuals claimed that they were served non-vegetarian dishes despite ordering vegetarian food at a restaurant. However, the commission said, "a reasonable person can differentiate between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food before consuming it." "If the complainant is a vegetarian and his religious sentiments are hurt by non-vegetarian food, then why did he choose a restaurant where both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food was available instead of ordering from a restaurant serving only vegetarian food," the commission added. The complainants had sought compensation of INR 6 lakh for mental stress, emotional distress and harm to religious sentiments. However, the consumer court quashed a complaint filed against Wow Momos. Zepto License Suspension: Online Grocery Platform Loses Food License for Its Facility in Mumbai’s Dharavi After Maharashtra FDA Flags ‘Poor Hygiene’.
Consumer Court Quashes Complaint Against Wow Momos
A consumer court in Mumbai recently remarked that if non-vegetarian food hurts one's religious sentiments, one always has the option to order food from restaurants that serve exclusively vegetarian food.
The complainants moved the consumer court seeking ₹6 lakh as compensation… pic.twitter.com/N1BJ3VTY9D
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