Supreme Court of India

Mohd. Haroon & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 907
Bench P. Sathasivam CJI, Ranjana Prakash Desai and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 26 March 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the victims in the given case should be paid a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs each for H rehabilitation by the State Government.

Judgment, page 76

From the headnote

RIOTS: Muzaffarnagar riots - Communal tension wrecking lives of a large number of people - Writ petitions seeking for an inclusive protection for each victim whose fundamental rights have been infringed in the said riot - Held: When the incidents c of communal disturbance flared up, it was expected by the 0 State intelligence agencies to apprise the State Government and the District Administration in particular, to prevent such communal violence - Prima facie, the State government is responsible for being negligent at the initial stage in not anticipating the communal violence and for taking

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