Gaurav Kumar Bansal vs Union of India and Others

Court

Supreme Court of India

Date

4 October 2021

Case No.

MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION No. 1120/2021

Result

Disposed

Bench

M.R. Shah, A.S. Bopanna

Citation

[2021] 11 S.C.R. 573 : 2021 INSC 613

Headnote

Covid Pandemic – Disaster Management Act, 2005 – Guidelines dated 11.09.2021 issued by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for ex-gratia assistance to the next of the kin of the deceased who died due to Covid-19 – NDMA recommended an amount of Rs.50,000 as ex-gratia payment to the next of the kin of the deceased – The Guidelines also provided that ex-gratia assistance shall be provided by the States from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and the ex-gratia assistance to the next of the kin of the deceased person shall be disbursed by the District Disaster Management Authority/District Administration – Thus, directions passed in respect of ex-gratia assistance of an amount of Rs.50,000/- – Also directions passed in respect of issuance of the death certificates/official document stating the exact cause of death, i.e., “died due to Covid-19” to the family members of the deceased who died due to Covid-19.

The Order of the Court was passed by M. R. SHAH, J. 1. Pursuant to a detailed judgment and order dated 30.06.2021, this Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the appropriate authority in paragraph 16 as under: “16. In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, we dispose of the present writ petitions with the following directions: 1) We direct the National Disaster Management Authority to recommend guidelines for ex gratia assistance on account of loss of life to the family members of the persons who died due to Covid-19, as mandated under Section 12(i

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