SC gives relief to British Airways

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) order imposing a fine of around Rs 80 lakh on British Airways (BA) for the delay in a consignment delivery. However, the Court was silent on BA’s request to exempt air carriers operating on international routes from any liability to customers under the local laws. It referred the matter to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to “consider all the issues, both factual and legal, on the basis of pleadings/evidence led by the parties to the litigation”. It directed the apex consumer rights body to complete the proceedings “as early as possible”.
The MRTPC had on September 25, 2009, described an alleged delay in the delivery of an international consignment as an “unfair trade practice” and imposed the fine but the Court held that “British Airways cannot be held guilty of unfair trade practice”.
24/06/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2010