12 yrs after losing baggage in transit, flier agrees to half the compensation he was awarded

Fifty days aft the SCDRC order, Ethiopian Airlines filed an entreaty successful the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). The airlines said determination was a hold successful filing the entreaty due to the fact that “the bureau of counsel of the airlines was being shifted”.

The entreaty was taken up connected May 15, 2019, erstwhile NCDRC stayed the SCDRC bid portion directing the airlines to deposit the decreed magnitude with it. Subsequently, the entreaty was dismissed connected the crushed of limitation.

The airlines past moved HC earlier this year. On October 21, Dewan informed the tribunal of Justice Manoj Jain that “to enactment quietus implicit the matter, helium would person nary objection if the complainant is simply awarded fractional of specified amount” of the compensation. Dewan besides said that contempt the alleged deficiency of work by the airlines, “the complainant has not got thing truthful far”.

The airlines agreed to the proposition, submitting that it “would person nary objection if the complainant (Dewan) restricts his assertion to fractional of the decretal magnitude with accrued involvement connected said 50% of magnitude deposited with learned NCDRC and the equilibrium magnitude with proportionate involvement is returned to airlines”.

Following the statement betwixt some the parties, the tribunal disposed the petition, directing that “50% of the said amount, Rs 2.75 lakh, on with accrued interest, beryllium released to the complainant… and the equilibrium amount, with involvement accrued thereupon, beryllium withdrawn by the petitioner airlines”.