Bihar court directs FIR against Bachchan, Madhuri, Preity

 A day after Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan said brand ambassadors should also be booked for consumer protection act, a Bihar court has directed the police to register case against actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Preity Zinta, who have featured in Maggi advertisements.

A court in Muzaffarpur has also ordered to go for arrest if required. The order came during the hearing of a case filed by lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha. 

The petition had named Nestle’s MD Mohan Gupta, its joint director <g data-gr-id="16">Sabab</g> Alam and the three <g data-gr-id="17">filmstars</g> who have featured in Maggi ads.

The Ministry had on Monday said that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is testing samples from all states and that strict action will be taken for any violation. All test reports are expected to come within 2-3 days.

If there would be any action against Maggi brand ambassadors, the Ministry's additional secretary G Gurucharan said, “Yes, they would be liable for action if the advertisements are found to be misleading.”  Also, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has also demanded to bring brand ambassadors under the ambit of Consumer Protection Act and CAIT has written a letter to Paswan.