In a new development in the Enrica Lexie case, seven Indian fishermen who were on board the fishing boat which was attacked by the Italian Marines in the 2012 sea-firing incident have approached the Supreme Court seeking compensation out of the amount of Rupees 2 crores, which the Republic of Italy has deposited in favour of the owner of the boat.
The fresh application has been moved on behalf of 7 persons, who were among the 12 fishermen who were traveling in the ‘St.Antony’ boat, which faced the sniper attack from Italian Marines in February 2012 at sea waters near Kerala coast. The applicants say that they were also injured in the incident and are therefore entitled to compensation.
The applicants seek a stay on the disbursement of the compensation amount till their claims are determined.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice V Ramasubramanian on Friday adjourned the hearing of the petition to August 2 as the Solicitor General was not engaged before another bench.
The application was filed on July 7, after the Supreme Court’s order of June 15 which quashed the criminal proceedings pending in India against against two Italian Marines -Massimilano Latorre and Salvatore Girone – with respect to the 2012 sea-firing incident which killed two Indian fishermen. The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings accepting the compensation of Rupees 10 crores deposited by the Republic of Italy.
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