Guest guest Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hindu family sues US restaurant for `serving' beef 20.12 IST 13th Feb 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau A Hindu family has sued a restaurant in California for an unspecified amount because it found beef pieces in the food they ordered. The amount will be enough for the family to fly to India for a cleansing ritual in river Ganges, it is learnt. The family was aghast because the outrage occurred despite their repeated reminders that they are strict vegetarians and orders for vegetarian food. A newspaper quoted Keshav Pabbi as saying that he and his family were horrified to find beef in the vegetarian burrito they had ordered. "It tasted different," he said. As the management of the restaurant did not respond to their complaints for months, they filed a suit against the chain. The suit, filed by attorney Ashwin Ladva of San Francisco on January 28, seeks an unspecified amount of damages—enough to fly the family to Haridwar to perform a cleansing ritual in the holy river Ganges, plus compensatory damages. "I took the case because restaurants and the food industry in general don't pay enough attention to the needs of cultural groups," Ladva was quoted as saying. "If a person told their server that their kid was deathly allergic to peanuts, the server would take it seriously. The same premise should apply to a devoutly religious vegetarian." The incident occurred when Keshav and Reenu Pabbi (the wife of a relative), his son Prince and Reenu's son, Kartik, went to the restaurant for a meal on September 28, 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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