New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Odisha government to pay additional compensation to the victims of anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in 2008.
The order will benefit families of those killed, the injured victims and whose houses were destroyed or damaged.
The apex court delivered the judgment on a PIL by Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, seeking protection, compensation and rehabilitation.
The SC clarified that the enhanced compensation would be in addition to the payments already made.
