The AAP government has not yet notified the National Legal Services Authority's (NALSA) scheme for compensating victims of sexual abuse and acid attacks, despite the Supreme Court's direction to notify it by October 2 last, the Delhi High Court was told Thursday.
The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) told Justice Vibhu Bakhru that the apex court by its order of September 5, 2018 had directed that the scheme be made operational across the country by October 2, 2018.
The submission by advocate Sumer Sethi, appearing for DSLSA, was made during hearing of the pleas of several women, who are victims of acid attack, challenging the cap on the compensation to be awarded in such cases.
Earlier under the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme of 2015, the compensation amount was Rs three lakh which was in 2017 increased to Rs seven lakh by the AAP government.
However, the victims of the acid attacks have sought much higher compensation ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, apart from ...
