Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : Kriti Awasthi, Nimisha Menon.
For the Respondents: Sanjeev Sabharwal, Kanwal Jeet Arora, Aditi Gupta.

Key Points: - The court enhanced the victim compensation from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 10 lakhs for a minor victim under POCSO and Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme. (!) - The Special Court has exclusive authority to quantify compensation under POCSO and Rule/Act framework, with interim and final awards to be guided by Schedule; DSLSA/DLSA handle disbursal, not adjudication. (!) (!) (!) (!) - Interim compensation may be awarded at the earliest and can be more than 25% of maximum if justified, to aid rehabilitation; interim amounts must be adjusted against final compensation. (!) (!) (!) (!) - The DSLSA/DSLA are disbursal authorities and not independent adjudicators; only Special Courts/POCSO Courts quantify compensation, though the scheme envisions some role for DSLSA/DLSA in disbursement. (!) (!) (!) (!) - The final compensation must consider factors such as gravity of offence, medical treatment, educational opportunity, employment loss, relationship to offender, and other relevant factors; 50% higher limit for minors; minimum base 10.5 lakhs for rape survivors (7 lakhs plus 50% of 7 lakhs). (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) - The transitional framework notes that compensation should be maximum and promptly disbursed to prevent revictimization; there is a push for concurrent access to compensation from both Special Court and DSLSA/DLSA to maximize reach. (!) (!) (!) (!) - Interim relief provisions include immediate payments (e.g., Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000) and time-bound disbursement targets (within 60 days for interim by DSLSA/DSLA). (!) (!) - The judgment emphasizes child-centric, rehabilitative justice and purposive interpretation of welfare statutes to aid victims. (!) (!)

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