The youngest survivor and eye witness of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has moved the Bombay High Court on Thursday, seeking residential premises after the Maharashtra government rejected her plea.
A division bench of Justices S.V. Gangapurwala and M.S. Karnik was hearing a plea filed by Mr. Devika Rotawan, 23, contending that the State government rejected her representation for allotment of residential premises, hence the petition. She had also moved the high court in 2020, and the court had then, directed the State to consider her plea.
On Thursday, Maharashtra government’s counsel Ms. Jyoti Chavan informed the court, that as per directions from the court in October 2020, a compensation of ₹13.26 lakh was handed over to Ms. Rotawan, on compassionate grounds. The advocate appearing for the Union government, Ms. R. Bubna said, that Ms. Rotawan was given a compensation of ₹10 lakh after the attacks, as per government policy. He said she (Ms. Rotawan) cannot be demanding more as a matter of right. The court adjourned the matter to October 12, as no lawyer was present for Ms. Rotawan.
