Pay 25k compensation to student for ‘unreasonable corporal punishment’: NHRC to Delhi govt

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While the boy’s family filed a complaint against the principal at the Timarpur police station, a separate complaint was filed before the NHRC by an activist.

The Delhi government had contended that since the police too had taken criminal action against the principal for beating the boy with a stick, “the award of monetary relief would not be appropriate, especially when the injuries did not seem to be grave.”

The commission, however, observed “it is an established fact that the victim was subjected to unreasonable corporal punishment and thereby his human rights were violated.” It has hence, asked the Delhi chief secretary to pay the compensation amount recommended by it to the boy and submit a compliance report to the commission in six weeks.

According to NHRC officials, the principal had been arrested on the day of the incident and a chargesheet was filed against him in February 2014.