In Morbi Suspension bridge tragedy Gujarat High Court orders compensation of Rs 10 lakhs to families of victim
- High Court orders to pay 2 lakhs compensation to injured
- HC orders Oreva company owner Jaysukh Patel to pay Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of deceased
Clock manufacturing firm Oreva Group on Tuesday made an offer before the Gujarat High Court to pay an ‘interim’ compensation totalling ₹ 5 crore to the family of those who lost their lives and people left injured when a British-era suspension bridge maintained and operated by the firm collapsed in Morbi town in October last year.
However, the court said the compensation offered by the company was not “just”.
The suspension bridge on the Machchhu river in Morbi town collapsed on October 30 last year, killing 135 persons and injuring 56 others.
The assurance on ‘interim’ compensation was given in the High Court by Ajanta Manufacturing Ltd (Oreva Group) during hearing of a suo motu (on its own) PIL admitted last year following the tragedy.
Senior advocate Nirupam Nanavaty, appearing for Oreva Group, told the court if the compensation is broadly divided among the affected persons, the family of the victims should get nearly ₹ 3.5 lakh while the injured will get ₹ 1 lakh each, which according to the High Court, was not “just”.
