HP High Court orders 20 Lakh each compensation to families of 24 students killed in 2014 Beas River Tragedy [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed the College, Board and the State Government to give compensation of Rupees 20 Lakh to each the families of 24 Hyderabad students who drowned in Beas River in 2014. First bench comprising of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan held that 60% of the above said amount has to be paid to the families by the State...