The Delhi High Court recently directed the Delhi Government to release the compensation amount recommended by the North East Delhi Riots Claims Commission (NEDRCC) for affected victims in 14 petitions within eight weeks.
Justice Sachin Datta issued the direction in an order on January 15 while considering a batch of 19 petitions.
The petitioners submitted before the court that NEDRCC has “rendered findings and made recommendations” to the claims in 14 out of a batch of 19 petitions before the HC. They also highlighted that although the amount assessed and recommended by the Commission “is a fraction of what the petitioners in these cases are entitled to, at the very least, directions should be issued to GNCTD for release of the recommended amount as soon as possible.”
The North East Delhi Riots Claims Commission was set up for providing compensation to victims of the communal violence that took place in the national capital in February 2020. It was inaugurated in November 2020 by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant.
Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24, 2020, after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control. At least 53 people died and around 200 were injured during the violence.
About 750 FIRs were registered over the riots, one of which is the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in committing the violence.
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