SC turns spotlight on glitches in pay-outs, free critical care to acid attack victims

Why in news

The Supreme Court agreed to examine glitches in the disbursement of victim compensation and free critical care for acid attack survivors following a petition by the Acid Survivors Saahas Foundation.

Background

The Supreme Court highlighted its previous orders from 2006, 2013, and 2015 regarding victim compensation. The court directed state legal services authorities to collect data on compensation disbursement and ordered health secretaries to ensure private hospitals provide free treatment.

Facts for Prelims

• BodyNALSA: National Legal Services Authority was impleaded in the case regarding compensation disbursement.
• FactThe Supreme Court issued directives for compensation handling as far back as 2006.
• PlaceThe Acid Survivors Saahas Foundation highlighted issues specifically in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

For Mains

Q. Examine the institutional and administrative hurdles in the implementation of victim compensation schemes for acid attack survivors in India.

Dimensions to cover in your answer

• Data opacity: Lack of centralized tracking for compensation disbursement across different state legal services authorities.
• Private sector compliance: Difficulty in enforcing mandatory free treatment mandates on private healthcare providers.
• Inter-agency coordination: Delays in communication between health secretaries and district legal services authorities.

Keywords: Victimology · Institutional accountability · Right to health · Judicial activism · Social justice

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