HC quashes Maharashtra HRC's order directing cop to pay woman compensation for dereliction in probe
4 months ago

HC quashes Maharashtra HRC's order directing cop to pay woman compensation for dereliction in probe

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission directing a police inspector to pay ₹2 lakh compensation to a woman for dereliction in a probe into her son's death, noting that the policeman was not given an opportunity to put forth his case. HC quashes Maharashtra HRC's order directing cop to pay woman compensation for dereliction in probe A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithiviraj Chavan, in the judgment of August 9, quashed the commission's order and directed it to hear the matter afresh. "Before hearing the matter on merits, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission is requested to give notice to the petitioner and other officers for issuing directions as regards grant of compensation and/or departmental enquiry to be initiated against them," it said. Patil, in his petition, had challenged the MSHRC's July 2022 order, directing him to pay ₹2 lakh as compensation to a woman who alleged that the police had not probed her son's death properly.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

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Live Law  

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India Today  

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Live Law  

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The Quint  

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4 years, 3 months ago

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Live Law  

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