: Italian marines case: SC stays payment of Rs 2-crore compensation to owner of damaged boat #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Thursday put a stay on the payment of Rs 2-crore compensation to the owner

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Italian marines case: SC stays payment of Rs 2-crore compensation to owner of damaged boat #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Thursday put a stay on the payment of Rs 2-crore compensation to the owner of the boat attacked by two Italian marines off the coast of Kerala in 2012, Live Law reported. Two fishermen were killed in the attack.The court was hearing a petition filed by seven surviving fishermen from the boat, demanding a share from the amount set aside for the vessel’s owner.Massimilano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, who were on board Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie on February 15, 2012, said they had fired at the fishermen because they believed they were in international waters and claimed to have mistaken them for pirates.While closing the case against the marines in June, the Supreme Court had said that the Rs 10-crore compensation paid by Italy for the incident should be transferred to the Kerala High Court, which will disburse the amount to the families of the deceased fishermen as well as the boat owner.The families of the two fishermen were allotted Rs 4 crore each, while the owner was to receive Rs 2 crore. However in July, seven other fishermen injured in the incident approached the Supreme Court, saying that they were also entitled to compensation, PTI reported. The petitioners sought a stay on the payment...Read more

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