ADJ-00023569 Ranadave Mukherji v Marks & Spencer

Country

Ireland

Title

ADJ-00023569 Ranadave Mukherji v Marks & Spencer

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Year

2020

Decision/ruling/judgment date

Friday, January 03, 2020

Incident(s) concerned/related

Discrimination

Related Bias motivation

Religion

Groups affected

Muslims

Court/Body type

National Court

Court/Body

Work Place Relations Commission (WRC)

Key facts of the case

Customer claimed he was discriminated against by store staff.

Main reasoning/argumentation

The staff member took a product from him and gave it to a white Irish customer. The Muslim customer was known to the staff member.

Is the case related to the application of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, the Racial Equality Directive?

Key issues (concepts, interpretations) clarified by the case

No prima facie evidence was offered to relate the incident to race or religion

Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case

The adjudicator rejected the claim.

Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details

"he has failed to make a prima facie case with facts that would establish a presumption of discrimination on the grounds of race and/or religion."

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