New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed the DAV managing committee to pay an interim
compensation of Rs 10 crore towards the rehabilitation of 446
persons, including 230 children, killed in one of the worst
fire tragedies in a school run by it in Dabwali in Haryana.
The apex court directed that the interim compensation
be paid by the committee within six weeks.
A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan also
issued notice and sought response from the Dabwali Fire
Tragedy Victims' Associatio
n on a petition filed by the DAV
managing committee.
The committee has challenged the November 9, 2009
decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court fixing a
compensation of about Rs 46 crore to be shared between the
committee and Haryana government.
The committee has challenged the order on the ground
that the amount and the share fixed by the High Court was
excessive.
The High Court had directed the committee to share 55
per cent of the compensation amount.State government had
accepted the order to pay 45 per cent of the compensation
amount.
The tragedy on December 23, 1995 had claimed 446 lives
and left 200 others injured.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 15:27