The PIL, filed by the President of AISSF, Bihar-Jharkhand unit, Satnam Singh Gambhir and Balwinder Kaur, who was a member of one of the victims family, was taken cognizance of by the Jharkhand High Court on Monday, Gambhir and Kaur said at a press meet here.
The bench of Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Virendra Singh and Justice D N Patel took cognizance of the PIL, they said.
The AISSF leaders regretted that rehabilitation and compensation were yet to reach the riot victims.