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Court asks Air Deccan to pay Rs.1 lakh as compensation

Srinagar: A consumer court here has asked Air Deccan, a private airlines to pay a compensation of Rs. one lakh to two city-based passengers who had undergone “mental and physical agony” after the carrier’s flight to Srinagar was cancelled.

The Divisional Consumer Protection Forum, Kashmir, headed by District and Sessions Judge Rasheed Ahmed, yesterday directed Air Deccan to refund the two travellers, who had alleged that they were subjected to considerable agony by the private carrier, a compound interest of nine per cent from the schedule date of travel.

It also slapped litigation charges of Rs. 2,000 on the carrier besides directing it to pay Rs.50,000 each to the petitioners on account of the “physical and mental agony” they had undergone

A petition filed by Meraj-ud-Din Sofi and Khursheed-ul-Islam, said that despite holding the e-ticket, they failed to reach their destination after the carrier cancelled its Jammu-Srinagar flight on March 12 this year, stating that the flight was not in a condition to operate.

The court ruled that in the absence of terms and conditions on the e-tickets issued to the passengers, Air Deccan had no right to deny refund and relief to the petitioners. – PTI

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