hc raps U.P. over kUMBH STAMPEDE ex gratia, seeks details of DEATHS
Prayagraj, June 8 -- The Allahabad high court has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its delay in disbursing compensation to the families of Maha Kumbh stampede victims and sought detailed affidavits from Prayagraj authorities on all the deaths between January 28 and the end of the festival.
"Prima facie, we find the stand taken to be untenable and smacking of apathy to the plight of the citizen. It was the bounden duty of the State to pay up the compensation to the aggrieved families with utmost grace and dignity," a vacation bench of the court noted. P5...
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