Supreme Court of India

Reepak Kansal v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 920
Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 30 June 2021

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Covid-19 Pandemic: Disaster Management Act, 2005 – ss.12, 2(d), 2(e), 2(i), 2(m), 6, 10, 19, 46 and 48 – Prayer for directions to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)/Centr al Government/State Governments to provide ex gratia monetary compensation to the families of the deceased person s who succumbed to the pandemic of Covid-19, in view of s.12 of th e Act – Whether the word “shall” used in s.12 of the Act is to be interpreted and considered as “shall” or “may” and whether it is “mandatory” or “directory/discretionary” for the National Disaster Manageme nt Authority to recommend

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