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DJB to pay ₹22L for boy's death due to negligence
The Morning Standard
|November 26, 2024
The Delhi high court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay Rs 22 lakh compensation to the parents of a nine-year-old boy who died after falling in a pit in 2016, saying that DJB's negligence has been established.
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The HC said it was the primary responsibility of the DJB to maintain safe conditions and take necessary precautions around the land which the authorities failed to do.
The court was dealing with a petition by the parents of the deceased child who fell in a pit filled with rainwater and died allegedly due to the gross negligence and dereliction of duty on the part of the authorities.
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