ASHOK BHUSHAN, J. :

” This writ Appeal has been filed by the State of Kerala challenging the judgment dated 24-9-2013 passed by a learned single Judge in W.P(C) No. 23210 of 2014. Learned single judge by the aforesaid judgmenet has dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the State of Kerala against the order passed by the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (for short, ' ' the Commission” ” ) directing payment of compensation.

2. Brief facts giving rise to the Writ Appeal are :

Two minor children, namely, baby Shaniba, aged 7 years, D/o. Abubekar Sidhique and Ramseena, aged 4 years, D/o. Abdul Rahim met with an unnatural death on 15-6-2007 while they fell into a quarry which was open and flooded. The newspaper, Malayala Manorama daily dated 16-6-2007 published the above news item. The Commission initiated suo motu proceedings on the basis of the newspaper report dated 16-6-2007. In the suo motu proceedings, statements were submitted by the owner of the quarry as well as the Geologist, mining and Geology Department, Kasargod. The police had also registered a case as Crime No. 425 of 2007 under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Commission found the quarry owne