Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Fresh turn in AIE crash compensation claims

Sharjah: Indian Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi will meet families of Mangalore air crash victims in New Delhi tomorrow to discuss ways to reach an out-of-court settlement in their compensation claims.
Speaking at a press conference in Sharjah on Wednesday evening, Ravi said he has offered an opportunity for a face-to-face discussion with the members of the association of the crash victims’ families.
His latest promise to support the victims’ families comes days before one of the families is set to move the apex court in India in the one-and-a-half-year-old fight for justice which lately saw a court order against them.
“The meeting is not just to hear them…but also discuss in detail if we can come to a conclusion,” said Ravi, who was in Sharjah to attend the Sharjah International Book Fair at which he released a book written by his late wife Mercy Ravi.
“I tried to expedite the procedures (of disbursal of rightful compensation)…But then there was this case that caused the delay…I can’t assume or prejudge what the judgement (of the Indian Supreme Court) would be. Let’s see what we can do...the intention is to help them,” he said.
17/11/11 Sajila Saseendran/Khaleej Times
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