Following an Orissa High Court order, the state cabinet approved a scheme whereby the government would compensate the families of prisoners dying inside its jails.
The recent disaster in Uttarakhand has revealed the need for compensation. India lacks a firm policy and methodology in this regard and ensuring the legal rights of the affected people.
Supreme Court directs National Green Tribunal to disburse interim compensation within two months to the victims affected by the damage and destruction caused to the biodiversity of Dibru Saikhowa National Park and Biosphere Reserve due to a blow-out from the Baghjan 5 Oil Well on May 27, 2020
Gauhati High Court disposes of suo motu PIL registered pursuant to a news article published in June, 2021, related to a rape incident, after observing that accused has been convicted, survivor provided with compensation