NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA
Table 2.3: Details of NHRC recommendations challenged in the High Courts
S.No Details of petition
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Details of High
Court
Jharkhand High
Court
Nature of recommendation
challenged
Recommendation dated
WP(Civil)5074/2015 Union of
18.5.2015 for payment of Rs.
India through Asstt. Security
5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs
Commissioner Vs NHRC
Only) for death of Sanjay Kumar
in custody of RPF.
Orissa High Court
Order dated 25.11.2019
WP(Civil)/85/2020 Apollo
challenged wherein
Hospital Enterprise Ltd. Vs
recommendation was made
State of Orissa & Others.
to the State Government for
action against the hospital.
Allahabad High
Recommendation dated
CMWP 8878 of 2019 Indian
Court
29.10.2018 of the Commission
Oil Corporation & Others Vs
for payment of Rs. 2,00,000/NHRC & Others
(Rupees Two Lakhs) to the
NoK of Indirawati R/o Mahoba
due to burn injuries from fire
leaking due to cooking cylinder
on 5.7.2016.
Orissa High Court
Recommendation dated
WP(C) 5797 of 2019,
12.10.2018 for payment of Rs.
Executive Engineer Southco
3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs
Utility & OthersVs NHRC
Only) for NoK of deceased
Haravati Bhatra who died due
to electrocution on 4.12.2014.
Kerala High Court,
Recommendation dated
WP(C) 11345 of 2019
Ernakulam
28.1.2019 for payment of
(P) Kerala Public Service
Rs.1000/- (Rupees One
Commission Vs NHRC
Thousand) each to 290
Different Abled candidates.
Punjab and Haryana Recommendation dated
CWP 12112 of 2019 (O&M)
High Court.
20.6.2018 and 5.3.2019 for
District Food and Civil
payment of Rs. 2,00,000/Supplier and Consumer Affair
(Rupees Two Lakhs) each to
Controller Vs NHRC
beneficiaries of Village Kalotha
(Fatehabad) deprived of
distribution of PDS Ration.
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