BENGALURU: The high court directed the government to release, at the earliest, Rs 7 crore to Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) to effectively implement the victim compensation scheme.
A division bench headed by chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi gave this direction after the government informed the court that Rs 13 crore has been released and the remaining Rs 7 crore will be given as soon as requisition is received.
However, counsel for KSLSA said requisition has already been submitted but will be sent again if required.
On January 3, the court had taken exception to the fact that the government hadn’t released Rs 20 crore to KSLSA even though an order was issued in March 2020 to pay one-fourth of the amount payable under the scheme by May 30 that year.
