MAGGI NOODLES BAN: NESTLE INDIA CLAIMS IT'S BEING 'SINGLED OUT' .....

[Sai Jai]

Alleging bias, Nestle India Limited
today told the apex consumer
commission that it was being "singled
out" by the government in the Maggi
noodles ban case as no action was
being taken against other
manufacturers of similar products.
Citing Bombay High Court order which
had set aside the countrywide ban on
Maggi, the company also sought to
recall an earlier order of the National
Consumer Disputes Redressal
Commission (NCDRC) by which it had
admitted government's Rs. 640 crore
suit against the noodles manufacturer
for alleged unfair trade practices and
other charges. A bench, headed by
Justice V K Jain, issued notice to the
government on the company's plea
and sought response by October 8. It
also issued notice to Nestle on a
separate plea filed by the government
seeking further testing of Maggi
noodles.

 

[Sai Jai]

The company opposed the
government's suit saying that due to
the ban, around 9,000 vendors and
10,000 suppliers were rendered
unemployed and it has suffered a loss
of nearly Rs. 250 crore.
"It has caused a huge damage to our
reputation... to the extent that my
competitors are making fun of me
(company). While my product has been
banned, government is not taking any
action against any manufacturer of
similar products... I am being singled
out," senior advocate Arvind Nigam
said on behalf of the company.
On August 17, NCDRC had issued
notice to Nestle on the government's
suit to which the company had to reply
today. However, the company failed to
reply to the notice claiming that it has
not received complete documents from
the government to which it had to filed
its reply.

 

[Sai Jai]

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