New Delhi: The Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL) has been asked by a tribunal to pay Rs 81 lakh compensation to the families of two of its employees who died on duty when their fire tender overturned while performing a time-test drill.
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) ruled that the mishap had taken place due to DIAL's failure to provide proper infrastructure at the site where the drill was being held.
It awarded Rs 51.49 lakh and Rs 29.51 lakh compensation, respectively, to the families of the deceased - DIAL's senior coordinator Ashok Chand Verma and junior assistant Nidhish Yadav, who was driving the fire tender.
The families, however, will only receive compensation of Rs 43.56 lakh and Rs 22.4 lakh as the tribunal deducted 10 per cent each from the grand total citing negligence by the two victims who had not been wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. Moreover, it also noted that the two families have already received some money from DIAL under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
19/11/13 PTI/Business Standard
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The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) ruled that the mishap had taken place due to DIAL's failure to provide proper infrastructure at the site where the drill was being held.
It awarded Rs 51.49 lakh and Rs 29.51 lakh compensation, respectively, to the families of the deceased - DIAL's senior coordinator Ashok Chand Verma and junior assistant Nidhish Yadav, who was driving the fire tender.
The families, however, will only receive compensation of Rs 43.56 lakh and Rs 22.4 lakh as the tribunal deducted 10 per cent each from the grand total citing negligence by the two victims who had not been wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. Moreover, it also noted that the two families have already received some money from DIAL under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
19/11/13 PTI/Business Standard
