Ex-ISRO scientist implicated in espionage case to get Rs1.3 cr
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27
The Kerala Government has in principle decided to give Rs 1.3 crore as compensation to former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely implicated in the 1994 espionage case.
Compensation for settlement
The amount is for settling the case filed by 77-year-old Nambi Narayanan, against Kerala Government in a sub-court, seeking enhanced damages for his illegal arrest and harassment
The compensation is in addition to the Rs50 lakh provided by the government to the former scientist on a Supreme Court order and the Rs10 lakh recommended by the National Human Rights Commission
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The amount is for settling the case filed by 77-year-old Narayanan against the government in a sub-court here, seeking enhanced damages for his illegal arrest and harassment.
The cabinet meeting, which took the decision here on Thursday, also decided that the settlement agreement would be submitted before the court after consulting legal experts and further action would be taken as per the court’s directions, a government press release said.
The government had entrusted Former Chief Secretary K Jayakumar to examine the issues raised by Narayanan and settle the case amicably.
Narayanan had to spend close to two months in jail before the CBI concluded the allegations against him were false. — PTI
