The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay compensation of Rs. 22 lakh over death of nine-year-old boy by falling into a pit in 2016. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was negligence on the part of DJB and it was thw duty of the Board to maintain safe conditions and take due precautions in and around the land where the pit was situated. “it...
