(Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ.)
Nipun Saxena & Anr. _____________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
Union of India & Ors. ____________________________ Respondent(s)
Writ Petitions (Civil) No(s).565/2012, decided on January 9, 2018
With
W.P.(Crl.) No. 1/2013 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No. 22/2013 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No. 148/2013 (PIL-W) SLP(Crl.)…CRLMP No. 16041/2014 (II-A) (For Condonation of Delay in Filing on IA 16041/2014 for Condonation of Delay in Refiling on IA 16043/2014) W.P.(C) No. 568/2012 (Pil-W)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. We have heard learned amicus curiae and Mr. Surinder S. Rathi, Director, NALSA.
2. It is stated that the finalization of the “Chapter” or the “Sub-Scheme” within the existing Victim Compensation Scheme for victims of sexual assault will take another four weeks or so.
3. Mr. Rathi says that the issue of centralized disbursements as well as re-appropriation of funds available with the State Legal Services Authority will also be discussed in the meeting which is to be held by the NALSA with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in terms of our earlier orders.
4. In the meanwhile, we direct all the State Governments and Union Territories that are respondents in these petitions to file an affidavit within a period of four weeks from today indicating the amount received by each State Government and Union Territory under the Nirbhaya Fund towards victim compensation, how much of that amount has been disbursed from the Nirbhaya Fund and even otherwise and to the number of victims of sexual assault.
5. For this limited purpose of ensuring that the affidavits are filed by the States/Union Territories, list the matters on 15th February, 2018.
6. The Registry will intimate today’s order to the Standing Counsel for the State Governments and Union Territories.
7. The affidavit of the Union of India be taken on record.
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