New Delhi: The Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL) has been asked by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) to pay Rs 81 lakh compensation to the families of two employees who died after their fire tender overturned during a time-test drill. The tribunal held DIAL responsible for failing to provide proper infrastructure at the site during the drill.
The families of Ashok Chand Verma (senior coordinator) and Nidhish Yadav (junior assistant) were awarded Rs 51.49 lakh and Rs 29.51 lakh, respectively, as compensation. However, they will only receive 43.56 lakh and Rs 22.4 lakh, respectively, as the tribunal deducted 10 per cent of the total compensation citing negligence on the part of the employees who had died.
The tribunal held that the men were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the incident. It also noted that the two families had already received some compensation under DIAL's Workmen Compensation Act. The present compensation is to be paid by National Insurance Company Ltd, with which the fire tender was insured.
20/11/13 Indian Express
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The families of Ashok Chand Verma (senior coordinator) and Nidhish Yadav (junior assistant) were awarded Rs 51.49 lakh and Rs 29.51 lakh, respectively, as compensation. However, they will only receive 43.56 lakh and Rs 22.4 lakh, respectively, as the tribunal deducted 10 per cent of the total compensation citing negligence on the part of the employees who had died.
The tribunal held that the men were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the incident. It also noted that the two families had already received some compensation under DIAL's Workmen Compensation Act. The present compensation is to be paid by National Insurance Company Ltd, with which the fire tender was insured.
20/11/13 Indian Express
