2020 Delhi riots: HC orders release of compensation recommended by Claims Commission to victims

The petitioners submitted earlier the tribunal that NEDRCC has “rendered findings and made recommendations” to the claims successful 14 retired of a batch of 19 petitions earlier the HC. They besides highlighted that though the magnitude assessed and recommended by the Commission “is a fraction of what the petitioners successful these cases are entitled, astatine the precise least, directions should beryllium issued to GNCTD for merchandise of the recommended magnitude astatine the earliest.”

Justice Datta has kept the substance for further information connected May 29.

In November 2024, the petitioners submitted that of the astir Rs 153 crore claimed by victims earlier NEDRCC, the Commission recommended the disbursal of lone astir Rs 21 crore against the claimed amount for 1,731 claimants. The petitioners relied connected a study of NEDRCC of July 15, 2020, and highlighted successful November 2024 earlier the tribunal that the magnitude recommended for disbursal by the Commission has not yet been released to the victims, much than 4 years since the riots took place.

Apart from the Commission, the Delhi Government besides announced successful March 2020 its strategy for providing compensation to the 2020 riots victims. The Delhi Government’s counsel informed the tribunal successful November 2024 that though the sub-divisional magistrate’s bureau analysed information successful the NEDRCC report, it is uncovering it hard to springiness its comments connected the recommendations made by the Commission successful the lack of estimating the compensation already paid by the authorities to the victims.

In May 2020, the High Court appointed Justice (retd) Sunil Gaur arsenic Claims Commissioner to estimation the damages and analyse the liability of nationalist spot damaged during the riots successful Northeast Delhi pursuing protests successful the metropolis related to the Citizenship Amendment Act. The assignment came aft a March 9, 2020, missive by the Delhi Government which sought its involution astir the judgement of the Supreme Court which ruled that harm to nationalist and backstage spot indispensable beryllium recovered from perpetrators. Subsequently, successful December 2023, Justice (retd) Asha Menon was appointed arsenic the Claims Commissioner.