GMR Hyderabad International Airport told to pay Rs 5 lakh to traveller injured at airport
HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TSRCDC) directed the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) authorities to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a person injured at Hyderabad airport for accidental damage.
The complainant Subroto Banerjee alleged that he sustained multiple fractures in his leg after he fell from a malfunctioning escalator which started moving in the opposite direction at the airport. He filed a complaint with the TSRCDC against GHIAL, and claimed Rs 50 lakh as compensation for his physical pain, mental stress and loss of prospective earnings.
