HC seeks details on rehabilitation of Sept 7 blast victims

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Centre and the Delhi government to inform it about the quantam of compensation awarded to the victims so far and also the steps taken for rehabilitation of the injured.

"We expect both the Centre and the State to rise to the occasion and solve the situation," the bench said, while hearing a PIL seeking direction to the both the goverments for adequate compensation to the victims and comprehensive expenses for the treatment of those injured in the September 7 blast at gate no. 5 of the Delhi High Court.

"We are sure that the loss caused to the victim's family is irredeemable but the legal representatives of the victims have to live life with dignity," the court observed, while issuing notice to the respondents.

Directing the government to furnish a list of victims who have been awarded the compensation and those who are yet to receive it, the bench said, "Sensitivity is not only to be shown by the governments but a sense of immense concern and concept of protective attitude must be reflected."

"We hope and trust both (Centre and the Delhi government) shall rise to the occasion and show impeccable sensitivity in view of the catastrophe that has visited the families of the victims..." the court said.