New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Delhi High Court, in its recent judgment, upheld an order of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directing the police to compensate a doctor, Rs 50,000, for non-registration of an FIR.

Justice Sachin Datta on Monday dismissed the petition moved by the Delhi Police and upheld the NHRC order.

Notably, the doctor had made a PCR call on November 24, 2021, alleging that some miscreants had trespassed into his clinic and misbehaved with female staff.

"Instead of complying with the directions of the NHRC, the petitioner resorted to taking refuge behind an inquiry conducted after the impugned order was passed by the NHRC which again seeks to attribute the inaction of the petitioner/police authorities to the re...