New Delhi, March 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Centre to inquire into fake claims for ex gratia compensation meant for families of Covid victims in Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, saying “nobody can be permitted to avail the compensation by submitting a false death certificate”.
Punishable under Disaster Mgmt Act
If it is found that anybody has made a fake claim, it shall be considered under Section 52 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and punished accordingly. Supreme Court
Delhi court rejects Khalid’s bail plea
A Delhi court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with the February 2020 Delhi riots in which more than 50 people had died. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the allegations against Khalid were prima facie true. TNS
“We permit the National Disaster Management Authority/Union of India, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to carry out the random scrutiny of five per cent of the claim applications by the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala and Maharashtra at the first instance,” a Bench led by Justice MR Shah said.
The government can verify five per cent of claims in the four states, where the gap between the number of claims and recorded deaths was wide, the Bench said, adding if it was found that anybody had made a fake claim, it shall be considered under Section 52 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and...
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