In her plea, the woman contended that the boat owner did not forward her son's name as one of the persons on board the vessel and thus he neither got counselling nor compensation.
An apex court bench directed Kerala HC not to disburse the amount as it considered the plea of 10 fishermen, who were also on the boat, that they were eligible for the compensation.
The fishermen were on the vessel when two others were shot dead allegedly by two Italian marines in 2012. The top court had directed that Rs 2-crore would be given to the vessel owner.
The final ruling in the Italian marines case by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Netherlands came on 31 May 2020 but it has largely gone unnoticed in India.
Centre has sought closure of proceedings against the Italian marines in view of an international tribunal ruling. But the SC insists on hearing the victims’ families first.
The decision held that India is entitled to get compensation in the case but can't prosecute the marines, accused of killing 2 Indian fishermen, due to official immunity.
India had accused 2 Italian marines on board the MV Enrica Lexie, an Italian flagged oil tanker, of shooting dead two Indian fishermen on 15 February 2012.
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