“The ‘eating house licenses’ of a number of McDonald’s restaurants in Delhi have expired. The board of Connaught Plaza Restaurants Private Limited (or “CPRL”, McDonald’s licensee in North and East India) is working to obtain the required licenses. Pending this, CPRL is temporarily suspending the operations of the affected restaurants,” McDonald’s India Pvt Ltd (MIPL) said in a statement. Trouble started in 2013 when McDonald’s India removed Bakshi as the managing director of the joint venture, alleging misconduct. The JV had four members on board – Bakshi, his wife, and two representatives from the American company.

Source: Hindustan Times June 29, 2017 10:14 UTC