Uttar Pradesh Has No Compensation Policy for Incidents Beyond Natural Calamities, High Court Directs Government to Frame One: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to formulate a policy for determining compensation in cases involving deaths and injuries from incidents not covered by existing statutory schemes. The direction came in PIL No. 603 of 2026, concerning a fire incident in which 15 young persons died and several others suffered injuries or disability. Families of victims intervened in the proceedings, saying the compensation paid…