'Airline Attempted To Pass Liability to Caterer': Madras High Court Directs Air India To Pay INR 35,000 Compensation to Man Who Found Hair in Food Served on Colombo-Chennai Flight
The Madras High Court bench of Justice PB Balaji noted that the airline was negligent and had mischievously attempted to shift the liability to the caterer. The court directed the airline to pay the cost of the suit and the court fee expenses. The petitioner had found a hair in the food packet served to him on the flight.
Recently, the Madras High Court directed Air India Limited to pay a compensation of INR 35,000 to a man who had found a hair in the food packet served to him on the flight. The high court bench of Justice PB Balaji noted that the airline was negligent and had mischievously attempted to shift the liability to the caterer. Although the Madras High Court interfered with the order of the trial court imposing a compensation of INR 1,00,000, the court directed the airline to pay the cost of the suit and the court fee expenses. The court observed while hearing an appeal filed by the airline seeking to set aside the decree and judgment made by the Additional City Civil Court, Chennai. The incident occurred when the man was travelling from Colombo to Chennai. ‘Watching the Stampede Videos Is Painful’: Madras High Court Orders SIT Probe Into Stampede at Vijay’s Rally in Karur.
Madras High Court Asks Air India To Pay INR 35,000 Compensation to Customer
Madras HC Asks @airindia To Pay ₹35K To Man Who Found Hair In Food, Says Airline Attempted To Pass Liability To Catererhttps://t.co/Fthu2SauD9
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