Considering the petition filed by Yum Restaurant, KFC's franchisee at Thiruvananthapuram, Justice T R Ramachandran Nair ordered desealing of the outlet.
FSA had sealed the outlet after an NRI customer found a worm in a dish of 'fiery chicken', following which he lodged a complaint with officials.
Acting on the complaint, a search was conducted at the outlet and some stale items were recovered, following which the outlet was served with a temporary closure notice.
Challenging the closure, the petitioner moved court, contending that the procedure adopted by FSA officials is illegal and that 'informal samples' had been collected without complying with the statutory mandate in the Food Safety Act.
Upholding the petitioner's plea, the court directed that the outlet be re-opened.
