₹1 crore is given for the death due to COVID-19 NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Thursday told Andhra Pradesh it is not convinced of the precautionary measures suggested by the state for holding Class 12 board exams and said unless satisfied that there will be no fatality due to COVID, it will not allow them.
The apex court said it may also look into the aspect of compensation in case of a fatality like in many other states where ₹1 crore is given for the death due to COVID-19.
A special bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, which posed tough questions to the Andhra Pradesh government on its decision to hold Class 12 board examinations, asked the standing counsel for the state Mahfooz A Nazki to place before the court