Mangalore crash: SC notice to AI on plea of Rs 75 lakh payout

January 03, 2012 11:33

Just in: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Air India on a plea seeking minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh each to families of 158 victims of Mangalore air crash.

In August 2011, a division bench of Justices CN. Ramachandran Nair and P.S. Gopinathan asked Air India to ensure an amicable agreement on the compensation amount after talking to the families of those who lost their lives in the May 22, 2010, crash.

The new order came after Air India filed an appeal against last month's verdict ordering Rs 75 lakh each to the families of the victims.

The flag carrier initially paid compensation of Rs.20 lakh each to the victims' kin as per the terms of the Montreal Convention on air carriers' liability.

Air India Express flight 812 from Dubai to Mangalore overshot the runway while landing at Bajpe airport, about 20 km from Mangalore, and caught fire after plunging about 300 metres off a cliff.

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