A Consumer Court on Monday ordered Air India to fork out a compensation of around Rs 12,000 for lost baggage containing valuables of around Rs 48,000 after observing the passenger hadn’t declared the right value of the contents of his luggage.

Ariwale Hasrat Sira Joddin, who hails from Parbhani, had flown from Mumbai to Bangkok by an Air India flight on January 27, 2010, along with two companions, M Azim and MJ Pathan Mohammed Sheikh. On landing there, he found that his 10 kg bag, containing Rs 23,230 in cash and personal articles such as a Rado watch, clothes, and food worth about Rs 24,770 was missing. Despite efforts by Thai Airways, the bag remained untraceable.