1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inSneha Mukherjeehttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/sneha-mukherjee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aOSI7bVzRU"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/madras-high-court-directs-the-state-regarding-grants-of-compensation-in-the-cases-of-covid-positive-patients/">Madras High Court directs the state regarding grants of compensation in the cases of Covid positive patients</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/madras-high-court-directs-the-state-regarding-grants-of-compensation-in-the-cases-of-covid-positive-patients/embed/#?secret=aOSI7bVzRU" width="600" height="338" title="“Madras High Court directs the state regarding grants of compensation in the cases of Covid positive patients” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="aOSI7bVzRU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/madras-hc-2.png1200628It is usually followed as a customary mandate to ask for an RTPCR report before granting compensation to anyone on behalf of the state. The same has been followed ever since this obligation has been made an unavoidable part of the measures to deal with the pandemic. However, keeping in mind the purpose of the law and the intention behind the legislation, the Madras High Court, under Justice N. Anand Venkatesh has instructed the state of Tamil Nadu to grant the amount of compensation to the party aggrieved only on the basis of a legitimate CT-scan report even if the RTPCR test report is not available.