SC may increase compensation to falsely charged ISRO scientist
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, May 08, 2018, 10:51 PM
New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may increase the compensation to former senior scientist of ISRO, S. Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely implicated in an espionage case by the Intelligence Bureau and Kerala Police.
While posting the matter for further hearing on Wednesday, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said Narayanan can continue pursuing his case seeking Rs 1 crore in damages.
Narayanan has been paid a compensation of around Rs 11 lakh.
The court also indicated that it may ask the Kerala government to hold a fresh probe into the matter as senior counsel V. Giri said the Central Bureau of Investigation, which probed the matter, had found the charges against Narayanan "malicious".