The Delhi High Court has directed the state legal services authority to seek compensation on behalf of the victims of sexual offence cases registered between 2012 and 2017 while clarifying that there can be no limitation with respect to time for filing such pleas in cases that have been disposed of.
Bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta also directed the State to take “earnest steps” to assist the applicants in filing their claims through the online portal.