Overview
- Families of the four deceased must receive ₹30 lakh each, after deducting the ₹10 lakh already paid, within three months, and each of the three injured workers must get ₹5 lakh within two months.
- The court held the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and state authorities responsible for “serious lacunae and negligence” in the Khudghat desilting operation.
- An independent investigation report is due within four weeks, with the bench criticizing Regent Park police for registering an FIR against unknown persons and providing no status updates.
- The state must constitute the monitoring committee required under the 2013 law within 30 days, and authorities must file compliance reports.
- The State Legal Services Authority was directed to ensure timely disbursal and legal aid, as the case exposed unlawful manual scavenging practices under a KEIIP project.