The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Tata Son’s owned Vistara Airlines in a suit for 2.7 crores damages over spillage of hot beverage on a minor child.

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Vistara airlines on a suit, filed by plaintiff No.1, a minor acting through her natural guardian, alongwith plaintiffs Nos. 2 and 3 who are the mother and the father of plaintiff No. 1 respectively. The Plaintiffs have claimed damages in the sum of Rs. 2,68,93,077/- against the Respondent, Tata SIA Airlines on account of bodily injuries sustained by petitioner No.1, a minor child, on board an aircraft operated by the defendant. The plaintiffs have also claimed medical expenses incurred by them in Frankfurt, Germany; and other consequential and ancillary reliefs, arising from an incident that occurred on 11.08.2023 on a flight from Delhi to Frankfurt (en-route to Lisbon), allegedly caused by acts of negligence and omission on the part of the crew.
 
The Court observed that:

Upon a prima facie conspectus of the matter, let the plaint be registered as a suit. Issue summons in the suit. Upon the plaintiffs taking steps within 10 days, let summons be sent to the defendant by all permissible modes, returnable before the learned Joint Registrar.

TARA GUPTA & ORS. vs. TATA SIA AIRLINES LTD.