Association for Protection of Democratic Rights vs. State of West Bengal & Ors-16/11/2007

In Civil Writ Petition No. 8596(W) of 2007, the prayer of the petitioners is to pay adequate compensation to the victims of police firing on 14th of March, 2007, in view of the acts of omission and commission on the part of the State Government and its officers and its failure to protect the people of Nandigram and its surrounding areas. The petitioners have claimed compensation at the rate not less than Rs. 10 (ten) lakhs to the families of each of those who were killed. No figure has been mentioned with regard to the injured persons. However, a prayer has been made for payment of compensation, which shall not be less than Rs. 8 (eight) lakhs in case of rape victims and adequate compensation in other cases of molestation and sexual assault.