The Bombay High Court has directed civic bodies and State agencies to pay ₹6 lakh compensation to families of victims who die due to pothole-related accidents, and between ₹50,000 and ₹2.5 lakh for injuries, depending on severity. A Division Bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sandesh D. Patil, in an order passed on October 13, also fixed personal liability on senior officials for delays and revived a decade-old suo motu Public Interest Litigation under the principle of “continuing mandamus” to monitor compliance.
The PIL originated in 2013 from a letter by Justice G.S.
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