Taj chef appears in court

CHANDIGARH: Executive chef of the city Taj Hotel, Neeraj Chaudhary appeared before CJM JS Sindhu on Wednesday in relation to the allegations against the hotel for preparing food in unhygienic conditions.

The director and managing director of Taj Hotel failed to appear before the court, but the counsel for the hotel gave an undertaking that they will appear for the next hearing.

The court deferred the hearing till February 4.

On October 18, UT administration had filed a case against Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd and chef Neeraj Chaudhary, for preparing food in unhygienic conditions in the five star hotels kitchen.

A complaint on the matter under sections 7(v) and 16(a)(ii) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 was submitted in the court.

According to the complaint, UT food inspector Surinderpal Singh, who inspected the hotel premises on September 8, found Chaudhary preparing, storing and selling food items like dahi, kaanj, paneer, rajma and mutton gravy in utensils that were imperfectly enamelled, chipped and kept in unsanitary conditions.

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