Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 28: Chief Justice of State High Court, Justice M M Kumar has treated a letter written to him by a practicing lawyer regarding denial of compensation to the victims of mine blasts as Public Interest Litigation.
In the PIL, Division Bench comprising Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar today issued notice to the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Deputy Commissioner Poonch and Ministry of Defence for filing response within a period of three weeks.
In the petition, the petitioner Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat has mentioned that 318 cases of mine blast victims from Poonch and adjoining areas have been pending for disposal with the concerned authorities. She has stressed the need to formulate a policy for rehabilitation of people living in conflict zone on borders.
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