The Supreme Court of India today while hearing an application filed by seven fishermen who were on board of the fishing boat that was attacked, seeking compensation out of the amount of Rs 2 crore which was deposited in favour of the owner of the boat, granted 3 weeks time to the boat owner to file its reply on the application filed by crew members and the statement filed by the State of Kerala.
The Supreme Court had on August 19th ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named “St Antony” which was attacked by the Italian Marines in the 2012 sea-firing incident.
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