Amendment

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-06012024-251198 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 07] DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024/PAUSHA 15, 1945 [N. C. T. D. No. 372 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 156 DG/2024 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] HOME DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 5th January, 2024 F. No. 11/02/2021/Home-Admin/51-67.-In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 357 A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and in partial modification of this Government's notification No. F.11/35/2010/HP- II/2677-2693 dated 27th June, 2019, the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby makes the amendment in the 'Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme, 2018', as under: Amendments : 1. In Clause 2 (k), the definition of "Victim” shall be as under:- "Victim" includes a person who has suffered loss or injury as a result of the offence including the offence of mob violence and mob lynching and in the case of his/her death, the expression ' victim' shall mean to include his/her guardian or legal heir; provided that for the purpose of compensation, the victim of mob violence/mob lynching shall be the one who is treated as victim of mob violence/mob lynching by the court or investigating agency. 2. In Rule 13, following is inserted:- Provided further that in case of mob violence/mob lynching, the interim relief to the victim, including the interim compensation shall be provided within 30 days from the date of offence and the limit of Rs. 50,000/- for interim compensation shall not be applicable to the cases of such victims but the upper limits of compensation provided under the schedule to the scheme shall continue to apply. The notification shall come into force on the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, VIKRAM SINGH MALIK, Special Secy. (Home) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.