SC asks J&K govt to pay upto Rs 2 lakh to victims
16 Aug 2013 4:54 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to pay a compensation of up to Rs 2 lakh to people injured in communal clashes in Kishtwar district.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam turned down the plea of the state government against compensating the injured persons till the judicial commission looking into the incident files its report. ‘The injured are also entitled to compensation. How can you say that they are not entitled?’ the bench asked, while refusing to modify its order in which it was mentioned that families of the deceased would be paid Rs 5 lakh and those injured would get up to Rs 2 lakh.
The bench also refused to give any directions to the state government as pleaded by J&K National Panthers Party’s secretary Sudesh Dogra on whose PIL the court had yesterday directed the state's chief secretary to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Kishtwar and subsequent steps taken by the state government to control the situation.
‘No further direction is required at this stage. Don't mention the matter everyday. It is not the only case which we hear,’ the bench said.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam turned down the plea of the state government against compensating the injured persons till the judicial commission looking into the incident files its report. ‘The injured are also entitled to compensation. How can you say that they are not entitled?’ the bench asked, while refusing to modify its order in which it was mentioned that families of the deceased would be paid Rs 5 lakh and those injured would get up to Rs 2 lakh.
The bench also refused to give any directions to the state government as pleaded by J&K National Panthers Party’s secretary Sudesh Dogra on whose PIL the court had yesterday directed the state's chief secretary to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Kishtwar and subsequent steps taken by the state government to control the situation.
‘No further direction is required at this stage. Don't mention the matter everyday. It is not the only case which we hear,’ the bench said.
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