<p>Advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for petitioners Jaswant and others, said violent attack on Dalits in Mirchpur on April 21, triggered by long-standing acrimony between the upper and the lower castes, had left two dead and several homeless.<br /><br />Of the two dead in a fire allegedly caused by the upper-caste, one was a physically challenged girl and the other, her 70 -year-old-father. About 150 Dalit families had to leave the village after the incident, he said.<br /><br />In the petition, the affected people have sought rehabilitation in another village, adequate compensation and action against the culprits. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi directed the state government to file its reply by Wednesday.</p>
<p>Advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for petitioners Jaswant and others, said violent attack on Dalits in Mirchpur on April 21, triggered by long-standing acrimony between the upper and the lower castes, had left two dead and several homeless.<br /><br />Of the two dead in a fire allegedly caused by the upper-caste, one was a physically challenged girl and the other, her 70 -year-old-father. About 150 Dalit families had to leave the village after the incident, he said.<br /><br />In the petition, the affected people have sought rehabilitation in another village, adequate compensation and action against the culprits. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi directed the state government to file its reply by Wednesday.</p>
