Application for ex-gratia compensation regarding student drowning. Court directed State to pay Rs.4 lakhs to petitioners. Petition dismissed with liberty to civil court expressly declined.
Rs.4 lakhs ex-gratia payable by State within three weeks; no liberty for civil compensation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No.14024 of 2015 (Through hybrid mode)
Tabasum Faradin and another …. Petitioners
Mr. Kishore Kumar Jena, Advocate
-versus-
State of Orissa and others
…. Opposite Parties
Mr. Tarun Patnaik, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA
ORDER Order 13.10.2022 No.
04. 1. In an unfortunate incident, four college going students went to
the river and drowned. Petitioners are parents of one of the students. Mr. Jena, learned advocate appears on their behalf and submits, exgratia of Rs.4 lakhs was paid in respect of one of the victims.
2. Mr. Patnaik, learned advocate, Additional Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State and hands up order dated 11th August, 2022 made by this Bench in W.P.(C) no.14023 of 2015 ( Pranati Dash and another v. State of Orissa and others ) to submit, the order
bears record that ex-gratia was paid to one of the students. He submits, the amount was Rs.4 lakhs.
3. State will pay petitioners Rs.4 lakhs as ex-gratia, within three weeks of communication. Since ex-gratia has already been paid in
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respect of one of the victims, Court expects the payment tobe made within the time directed. In such expectation further direction for interest on delayed payment is not being made.
4. Mr. Jena prays for liberty to his clients to approach civil Court for further compensation. There is no necessity for the prayer since the
payment is ex-gratia.
5. The writ petition is disposed of.
Sks
(Arindam Sinha)
Judge
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Pranati Dash and another v. State of Orissa and othersReferred¶13
W.P.(C) no.14023 of 2015 (Pranati Dash and another v. State of Orissa and others)
Tabasum Faradin and another
State of Orissa and others
Arindam Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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