Guidelines not issued for compensation on death from Kovid, Contest petition filed against Center in Supreme Court

New Delhi
Contest application has been filed against the Central Government in the Supreme Court and it has been said that the Supreme Court in its order on June 30 had said that NDMA should prepare guidelines for compensation in the case of death due to Kovid. But despite the order of the Supreme Court, the Center has not yet implemented it.

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An application has been filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of Advocate Ripak Kansal, saying that on June 30, 2021, the Supreme Court had said in an important order that NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) within six weeks to compensate the families of those who died of Kovid. ) Prepare guidelines. The Supreme Court had ruled that it is the legislative duty of the NDMA to frame guidelines under which the minimum compensation amount should be provided in case of death due to Kovid.

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order to fix the amount
The Supreme Court had said that it cannot issue a direction to the central government to fix a certain amount for compensation, but the national authority can fix the minimum amount for compensation to the kin of those who died of Kovid. The court had said that under the circumstances, the minimum compensation amount should be fixed and the appropriate amount should be fixed in view of the funds and sources of the country. The Supreme Court had also issued a direction to simplify the process of issuing death certificates in case of death from Kovid.

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Contest should be run against the Center – Petitioner
Petitioner advocate Ripak Kansal submitted that the central government is duty bound to comply with the order of the Supreme Court. The petitioner said that the Central Government has not yet complied with the order, so there should be a contempt against him in the matter. In the matter of this order, the Center has not done anything so far and has kept silent. According to the affidavit filed by the Center in September 2021, the order has not been fully complied with. Till now guidelines regarding compensation in case of death have not been issued.