Consumer panel hikes compensation for woman

Panaji: The Goa state consumers disputes redressal commission has enhanced the compensation to a 79-year-old woman, who suffered a hipbone fracture after the wheelchair, on which she was being taken to board an Indian Airlines/Air India flight from Goa to Mumbai, broke and she fell to the ground.
The Goa state consumer disputes redressal commission heard the counsels for the woman and Air India. In their recent order, Justice N A Britto, president and Vidhya Gurav, member, likened the compensation of 20,000 awarded by the district forum to "peanuts."
The commission awarded her medical bill reimbursement of 1,03,680, enhanced her compensation from 20,000 to 2,00,000 and also awarded her 5000 in costs. The commission also ruled that the woman was entitled to interest at the rate of nine percent for the first two sums from the date of complaint till payment.
28/05/12 Times of India

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