New Delhi. Restaurant chain Daryaganj has moved the Delhi High Court against alleged derogatory comments made by the owners of Moti Mahal during an interview regarding the origin of ‘butter chicken’. The owner of Moti Mahal had filed a suit claiming that his predecessor late Kundan Lal Gujral had invented ‘Butter Chicken’ and ‘Dal Makhani’, while Daryaganj is ‘misleading people’ on the origin of the two dishes. . He argued that the questions were in an ‘editorial perspective’ and he could not be held responsible for it.
Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the owners of Moti Mahal to file an affidavit confirming their efforts to distance themselves from the statements made in the published articles. In its petition filed in the court, Daryaganj expressed concern about the “defamatory” statements in the article which was first published in the ‘Wall Street Journal’ and then circulated and reprinted by other websites.
Daryaganj has argued that the comments published in the article negatively impact the reputation of its restaurant chain. The plea alleges that the statements not only brought disrepute to his business but also prejudiced the fair judgment on the trial, and hence immediate corrective action should be taken by the other party to retract and remove them. The owners of Moti Mahal have sought to distance themselves from the comments attributed to them. He said that the sentiments expressed in the article do not reflect his direct communication or intentions.
“The plaintiffs (Moti Mahal owners) are directed to file an affidavit setting out in detail the claim and their efforts to distance themselves from the impugned statements in the published articles,” Justice Narula said in the recent order. Has been confirmed. “It should be filed within two weeks from today.” For many years both the restaurant chains have been claiming to have invented ‘Butter Chicken’ and ‘Dal Makhani’.
Earlier this year, Moti Mahal had sued Daryaganj for taking credit for both the dishes and claiming ownership of them. The owners of Moti Mahal sought to stop the owners of the Daryaganj restaurant from claiming that their predecessor, late Kundan Lal Jaggi, had invented the two dishes.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 26, 2024, 20:41 IST