Duty of govt to provide free treatment to acid attack victims: Delhi HC
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New Delhi: Coming to the rescue of acid attack victims, the Delhi High Court on Friday said that the state government "owes a duty to provide free medical treatment" to these victims and a ceiling of expenditure of Rs 7 lakh is "arbitrary and unreasonable"
Justice Manmohan also said that if more than Rs 7 lakh is spent on treatment of an acid attack victim, the Delhi government cannot take the stand that they would not spend more than the ceiling amount.
As per a circular of the Delhi government, the minimum compensation granted under the Victim Compensation scheme to acid attack victims is Rs 3 lakh and maximum limit Rs 7 lakh.
"In the opinion of this court, the state owes a duty to provide free medical treatment to acid attack victims. This court is further of the opinion that ceiling of expenditure of Rs 7 lakh on medical treatment may be arbitrary and unreasonable in some cases. If more than Rs 7 lakh is spent on treatment of an acid attack victim, the respondents (Delhi government) cannot take the stand that they would not spend more than the ceiling amount," said the court.
Justice Manmohan also said that if more than Rs 7 lakh is spent on treatment of an acid attack victim, the Delhi government cannot take the stand that they would not spend more than the ceiling amount.
As per a circular of the Delhi government, the minimum compensation granted under the Victim Compensation scheme to acid attack victims is Rs 3 lakh and maximum limit Rs 7 lakh.
"In the opinion of this court, the state owes a duty to provide free medical treatment to acid attack victims. This court is further of the opinion that ceiling of expenditure of Rs 7 lakh on medical treatment may be arbitrary and unreasonable in some cases. If more than Rs 7 lakh is spent on treatment of an acid attack victim, the respondents (Delhi government) cannot take the stand that they would not spend more than the ceiling amount," said the court.
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