Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Allahabad High Court Rebukes Officials Over Unpaid Survivor Compensation
A rape survivor asked the Allahabad High Court for help because she said she had not received compensation.
The money was sought under a Uttar Pradesh scheme.
She said she had been waiting for more than a year.
The court criticized officials for not acting sooner.
It said the delay added to her suffering.
The judges directed authorities to consider her claim within a month.
They also said the officials responsible for the delay should face costs.
The Allahabad High Court criticized state authorities for not paying compensation to a rape survivor for more than a year.
The survivor said she had received no amount under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015.
The court said the delay added to the survivor’s pain and suffering.
A bench of Justices Alok Mathur and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary heard her petition.
On October 5, the court directed authorities to consider her claim within a month and said costs should be imposed on responsible officials.
- Who
- A rape survivor petitioned the Allahabad High Court; state authorities were responsible for considering her compensation claim.
- What
- The court criticized the authorities for failing to pay compensation and directed them to consider the claim within a month.
- When
- The court issued its direction on October 5; the survivor said she had waited more than a year.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The survivor said she had not received compensation under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015.
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Bench
- Justices Alok Mathur and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary
- Petitioner
- A rape survivor
- Scheme cited
- Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015
- Reported delay
- More than a year
- Court direction
- Authorities must consider the claim within a month
- Date of direction
- October 5; the article does not specify the year