Vegetarianism, religion and law compete in New Jersey skirmish of Samosas

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A legal case in New Jersey, in which a group of Hindu religious vegetarians were served Meat Samosas became an interesting test of religious rights and responsibility. For what it worth, I know that some vegetarian atheists who would continue if this happened to them, too! Of Nick Farr legal abnormaluse blog:

Recently, in Gupta v. Asha Enterprises, no. . A-3059 - 09 T 2 (N.J. Ct. app. July 18, 2011), the Court of appeal of the Superior Court of New Jersey was affirmed in part and reversed in part by grant from the Court of first instance of summary for an Edison judgment, restaurant in New Jersey who have served filled with meat samosas sixteen vegetarian Hindus. In a celebration of the day of the India in 2009, the applicants placed an order in the Indo-Pak restaurant for vegetarian samosas, informing the restaurant food is purchased for a group of strict vegetarians. The restaurant filled the order and the plaintiffs assured that foods contain meat. After having consumed among samosas, returned applicants remaining samosas in the restaurant and was informed that the food was, in fact, filled with meat. Accordingly, the applicants claimed spiritual damage and submits a number of causes of action against the restaurant, including the responsibility of the product and the breach of the express warranty. The Court found evidence prima facie case of a guarantee Express by restaurant employees and reverse the grant of a summary judgment with respect to this claim. However, the Court affirmed summary judgment on the claim of responsibility produced, holding that, while the applicants have provided the wrong product, the food was safe, edible and fit for human consumption. Unfortunately, responsibility religion and remain divided.

The plaintiffs the practice of the Swaminarayan Hinduism and believe that eating meat, they "engage in the cycle of sin of pain, injuries and deaths on the creatures of God, and that it affects the karma and dharma or the purity of the soul." They seek compensation for "distress emotional and economic damage in relation to a purification ritual, they must undergo now cleanse themselves."

In related news, samosas are delicious, and I want to eat a potato filled now.

(thanks, Susannah breslin)