SC asks UP govt to pay Rs 5 lakh more to kin of 2006 Meerut fire victims

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the UP government to pay Re 5 lakh more interim compensation to the kin of 65 people who were charred to death at a massive fire at a fair in Meerut in 2006. 

The court also ordered the UP government to pay additional Rs 2 lakh to seriously injured and Rs 75000 to those who suffered minor injuries in the fire. 

The SC appointed retired apex court judge S B Sinha as the head of inquiry commission to fix accountability for the fire. The SC has asked the commission to submit its report by January 31, 2015. 

The SC asked the organizer of the fair to deposit Rs 30 lakh with the Supreme Court registry prior to determination of its liability. 

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