Boy's death from fall of slab: HC orders MCD to pay ₹10 lakh to family
The Morning Standard|September 17, 2024
THE Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of a 17-year-old boy who died after a concrete block fell on him from a flat owned by the civic body.
Boy's death from fall of slab: HC orders MCD to pay ₹10 lakh to family

The incident, which occurred in July 2007, claimed the life of Sonu, a student and athlete. He was a class 11 student at a government school, the captain of the junior kabaddi team and a member of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav stated that the MCD was solely responsible for the proper upkeep of the premises.

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