https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410871 The SC held that Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 imposes a mandatory duty on the National Disaster Management Authority to recommend minimum standards of relief, including ex gratia assistance for deaths caused by Covid-19, and that this duty could be enforced by mandamus. It declined to fix a flat ex gratia amount itself, holding that the quantum involves policy choices, fiscal priorities, and resource allocation that must be left to the competent authority. The Court also directed simplified guidelines for death certificates or official records stating death due to Covid-19, with a correction mechanism where needed, and required the Union of India to consider Finance Commission recommendations on social security measures in consultation with stakeholders. en-us Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:23:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410871 The SC held that Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 imposes a mandatory duty on the National Disaster Management Authority to recommend minimum standards of relief, including ex gratia assistance for deaths caused by Covid-19, and that this duty could be enforced by mandamus. It declined to fix a flat ex gratia amount itself, holding that the quantum involves policy choices, fiscal priorities, and resource allocation that must be left to the competent authority. The Court also directed simplified guidelines for death certificates or official records stating death due to Covid-19, with a correction mechanism where needed, and required the Union of India to consider Finance Commission recommendations on social security measures in consultation with stakeholders. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=410871