‘Reliance Fresh’ sales outdated cake, sued
Bengaluru: A consumer court has penalized Rs. 10,090 to a Reliance Fresh outlet for selling an outdated cake in Bengaluru.
R Jayachandran, a resident of Ulsoor here, went for shopping at a Reliance Fresh store located in Indira Nagar second stage on April 18, 2016. He picked up cake packets worth Rs. 90, along with other items. According to Jayachandran, his son suffered food poisoning after consuming the cakes. It cost him a few thousands when the boy was taken to a doctor.
When Jayachandran checked the expiry date on the cake packets, he found that the products had expired on March 10, 2016. He wrote a letter to the outlet’s manager, but received no response. Jayachandran, then knocked the Bangaluru 1st Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum and lodged a complaint on May 12, 2016.
The consumer forum sued Reliance for selling a food item past its expiry date. On July 10, the forum ruled in favour of Jayachandran and ordered the store manager of Reliance to pay Rs. 5000 for causing him inconvenience and refund Rs. 90. The court further ordered Reliance Fresh to pay an additional Rs. 5000 for the customer court expenses.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
