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Court asks Indian govt why some ’84
victims were denied relief
WSN Network
New Delhi: The
Delhi High Court has asked the Indian Government as well as the
government of the national capital Delhi to explain why compensation
was not granted to some victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms who
filed their claims late.
Justice S.
Ravinder Bhatt issued notice after 10 riot-hit families filed a
petition following the rejection of their claims. The claimants,
from different parts of
Delhi, have
challenged the government's notification of January 2006, which said
no new claims of compensation would be entertained.
The petitioners
sought direction from the court to the government to treat them
equally with the old claimants and set aside parts of the
notification which were discriminatory.
The petitioners
said the part of the notification by which the government has
discriminated amongst the victims of ‘84 pogroms was
unconstitutional. The government has notified a relief of Rs 3.5
lakh to the victim’s family in case of death and Rs 1.25 lakh in
case of injuries. Next hearing will be on April 24. It is routine in
India for
courts to grant months of time to government in cases as grave as
this one.
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December 2007
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