Immediately release ₹7 crore to pay compensation to victims of crimes, HC tells Govt.
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State Government to immediately release ₹7 crore to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) for paying compensation to victims of crimes under
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State Government to immediately release ₹7 crore to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) for paying compensation to victims of crimes under the victim compensation scheme.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued the direction after noticing that the State Government has released only ₹13 crore of the total ₹20 crore required by the KSLSA to be paid to victims of crimes during the year 2020-21.
The Bench was hearing a PIL petition filed in 2017 by the People’s Movement Against Sexual Assault, Bengaluru, on the issue related to delay in payment of compensation to victims of crimes, particularly victims of sexual assaults.
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