Male acid attack survivors seldom get damages, reveals PIL in SC

NEW DELHI: The ordeal of acid attack survivor Laxmi drew the nation's attention to the plight of women disfigured for life by jilted lovers or others and led the Supreme Court to issue a series of directions including payment of compensation.

On Thursday, senior advocate Kavita Wadia, appearing for NGO Acid Survivors Sahaas Foundation, informed a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar that despite the central govt victim compensation fund scheme of 2016 providing for payment of Rs 1 to 3 lakh to the survivors, there is huge delay in the monies reaching them.

Interestingly, Wadia pointed out that many men have been acid attack survivors and most of them have not been paid any payout. Out of nine cases of acid attack on men, seven of them are yet to receive any damages.