M'lore Air Crash: 147 cases settled, claims Nanavati

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April 28, 2012
Mangalore, April 28: With less than a month left for settling the payment of compensation to Mangalore air crash victims as per the Montreal Convention, a solicitor involved in the compensation negotiation has said that claims of 147 out of 158 victims families have been settled.

Mulla and Mulla and Craigie Blunt and Caroe Advocate and Solicitor Hoshang D Nanavati said that out of 147 cases, 116 have been settled in full and final basis and 25 cases have been settled as per the judgment of the divisional bench of Kerala High Court. The six pending cases have been settled partially.crash_copy

Declining to give out the details of the settlement like quantum of compensation, Nanavati only said claims of 147 air crash victims' families have been settled for Rs 107.35 crore.

The Montreal Convention of 1999 (XXI-Article 35), which has been enacted by our Country vide Carriages by Air Act along with all of the amendments has in it 'law of limitation', which sets a time limit for the families of the victims to file claims.

The time limit is two years from the date of the incident and in case of Mangalore air crash, the 'law of limitation' expires on May 22, 2012.

The Air India Express flight 812 from Dubai to Mangalore overshot the runway while landing at the table top Bajpe airport, about 20 km from Mangalore, and caught fire after plunging about 300 metres off a cliff on May 22, 2010. Answering a query whether there was a delay in settling cases as the deadline to sort out cases will end in May, Nanavati said that he does not think so. “We have been pro-active and we are going out of our way to come here. Many people who come do not have the complete documents, which has been a major setback for settlement,” he claimed.

“There has been no increase in the amount allotted for housewives. However, if the families can show that the housewives were earning some income, we can increase the amount,” added Nanavati.

He claimed that he succeeded in settling nine cases during the last three days and 13 more cases are pending. “We shall have to make another quick visit soon, to sort out the pending cases,” he said.

The Supreme Court on January 3, 2012, had issued a notice to the Central government and Air India on a petition seeking a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh each for the 158 passengers killed in the air crash.

An apex court bench issued the notice after senior counsel Harish Salve, appearing for petitioner S Abdul Salam and others, told the court that under the Montreal convention the national carrier was obliged to pay a minimum compensation of 100,000 SDRs (special drawing rights) to the kith and kin of the passengers who died in the crash.

The SDR is a mix of currency values established by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF). According to the current value, one lakh SDR working out to over Rs 75 lakh.


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Thrissur, Feb 11: The latest test result of the woman medical student, who arrived here from China's Wuhan region and was the first positive case from India for the novel Coronavirus (nCoV), has come out negative, health officials said on Monday.

Her condition was "stable", they said.

According to the state health department as of now, 31 people are in isolation wards across various hospitals in the state.

"The blood test result of the first patient from Thrissur, from the National Institute of Virology (NIV) testing centre at Alappuzha, shows a negative result.

But we need confirmation from the NIV at Pune," a senior medical officer told news agency.

After the first positive case was reported from Thrissur, two other Keralite students from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus, had tested positive in Alappuzha and Kasaragod districts.

The health department had earlier said those in isolation wards of various hospitals in the state have come down to 34.

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The department has already sent at least 364 samples for testing at the NIV at Pune and so far 337 results have returned negative.

The ''state calamity'' alert, which was declared on February 3, was withdrawn on Friday after no new positive cases of infection were detected.

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He observed that the district court has been provided with better amenities that should be utilized for the benefit of the public. The district is no longer backward. It has shown progress and development in recent years and has produced three HC judges, Justice Patil added.

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Mangaluru: Continuing the relief work they started in the wake of the Corona Lockdown, ‘Team B-Human’ a local social organization is reaching out to the migrant workers who are stuck here in the region, unable to return to the homes.

Team of volunteers of the organization reached out to the migrant workers and distributed essential items including clothes and footwear of men, women, and kids.

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