SC orders additional compensation to Kandhamal violence victims

The court verdict pronounced by Justice Lalit came on a petition by Archbishop Rachel Cheenath

SC orders additional compensation to Kandhamal violence victims
IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 02 2016 | 1:01 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered additional compensation to the victims of 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in Odisha.

The bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit ordered additional compensation, holding that what was paid to the victims of the violence was not adequate.

The court verdict pronounced by Justice Lalit came on a petition by Archbishop Rachel Cheenath.
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First Published: Aug 02 2016 | 11:30 AM IST

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