Mangalore crash compensation: crew member's family approaches HC

June 25, 2012

Kasargod, June 25: More than two years after the Mangalore air crash that left 158 dead, families of the four-member cabin crew of the ill-fated Air India Express aircraft are awaiting compensation, with one family approaching the Kerala High Court.

Parents and sister of Mohammed Ali, a flight steward from Bhopal who died when the aircraft crashed on May 22, 2010, has filed a petition at the high court alleging that the National Aviation Company Ltd (the new name of Air India) is forcing them to accept a compensation limited to a maximum of Rs 35 lakh under Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923 whereas they should be treated as claimants towards compensation of an international passenger.

In the petition filed through advocate Kodoth Sreedharan, the family contends that cabin crew also falls under the category of international passenger according to Carriage by Air Act of 1972 and should be paid one lakh Special Drawing Rights, which equates to Rs 75 lakh each, as stipulated by the Montreal Convention that governs compensation rules for air disasters.

The family has also alleged that the aviation company is denying full compensation of Rs 75 lakh and is bargaining for lesser payment though the company has received the full insured amount from the insurer. A petition with similar contention by the father of one of the deceased passengers, Arikkad Abdul Salam, is pending before the Supreme Court. He approached the SC after a division bench of the Kerala High Court overturned a siangle bench's order asking the company to pay Rs 75 lakh as compensation.

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Supreme Court raps Karnataka HC judge over ‘Pakistan’ and ‘undergarment’ remarks

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September 20,2024

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Karnataka High Court over controversial remarks made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda during a recent court hearing.

Justice Srishananda, while addressing a landlord-tenant dispute, referred to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic comment involving a woman lawyer.

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices S Khanna, B R Gavai, S Kant, and H Roy, expressed the need for establishing clear guidelines for constitutional court judges regarding their remarks in court.

The Supreme Court bench said that when social media plays an active role in monitoring and amplifying courtroom proceedings, there is an urgency to ensure judicial commentary aligns with the decorum expected from courts of law.

"Our attention has been drawn to some comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda during the conduct of judicial proceedings. We have asked the AG and SG to assist us. We ask the registrar general of the High Court to submit a report to this court after seeking administrative directions from the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. This exercise may be carried out in 2 weeks," the top court directed.

Videos of Justice Srishanananda have gone viral on social media.

In one video, he refers to a Muslim-dominated locality in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and on another video he was seen making objectionable comments against a woman lawyer. In the second incident, Justice Srishanananda can be heard telling the woman lawyer that she seemed to know a lot about the "opposition party", so much so that she might be able to reveal the colour of their undergarments.

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