HC raps Centre over delay in responding to plea by mother of agniveer killed in Op Sindoor

MUMBAI: (Apr 21) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday slammed the Union government after it failed to submit an affidavit in response to a plea by the family of an Agniveer killed during Operation Sindoor, who was denied benefits similar to those of regular soldiers.

A bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Hiten Venegaonkar warned of imposing heavy costs if the government did not file its affidavit by May 6.

The petition was filed by the mother of Agniveer Murali Naik, who was killed in cross-border shelling in Jammu & Kashmir during Operation Sindoor in May last year.