GEORGE TOWN: A nasi kandar restaurant has dropped a defamation go well with in opposition to The Star newspaper after an out-of-court settlement.
Nasi Kandar Line Clear had filed a go well with in opposition to the every day within the Excessive Court docket right here following a report the restaurant was fined for cross-contamination and improper meals dealing with in February 2020.
The case had been fastened for a full trial for Sept 11 to 14.
Nevertheless, the restaurant that was fined by Penang Island Metropolis Council well being officers was Nasi Kandar Clear, situated at Jalan Gurdwara, whereas Line Clear is at Penang Street. Each eating places usually are not associated.
Nasi Kandar Line Clear’s lawyer, Ok Simon Murali, mentioned each the restaurant and The Star have reached an “amicable, full, and last settlement”, and the phrases can’t be disclosed.
“Upon compliance with the agreed phrases by either side, the plaintiff has withdrawn the go well with with no order as to prices,” he mentioned.
The Star had mentioned the article was not defamatory, however admitted to having revealed it in its print version on Feb 21, 2020, carrying the headline “Well-known Penang eateries fined”, with “Deens Maju and Line Clear Nasi Kandar retailers ordered to shut” as a subheading.
The restaurant claimed the article had prompted it to endure losses, together with humiliation for being “unclean and unhygienic”.
In its assertion of defence, The Star’s writer, Star Media Group, mentioned the web model of the article was instantly amended to take away references to Line Clear.
In response to the defence, Line Clear claimed The Star didn’t admit it had made a mistake within the first place and had failed to handle the restaurant’s grievances from the misreporting.
