Supreme Court Seeks Data On Compensation Paid To Families Of Covid Dead
NDTV
The Supreme Court also pulled up the Gujarat government for issuing a notification, constituting a scrutiny committee contrary to its directions.
The Supreme Court today asked the centre to gather information from the states on the progress made on disbursal of compensation of Rs 50,000 to the families of COVID-19 victims and pulled up the Gujarat government for issuing a notification, constituting a scrutiny committee contrary to its directions.
A bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna, which sought to know from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta how many people have got the payment, said he should collect the data from all the states, and a grievance redressal committee should be set up before the next date of hearing on November 29.
The bench was hearing an application seeking quashing of the October 29 resolution issued by the health and family welfare department of the Gujarat government, forming a 'COVID-19 death ascertaining committee'.
At the outset, Mr Mehta, appearing for the Gujarat government, said that an amended resolution has been issued under the court's direction of November 18 but it also needs some modification.
