Supreme Court asks Uttar Pradesh to give ₹5 lakh to 83-year old ex-cop for bravery
"These things matter a lot to people. It is not that the petitioner needs money," Justice Surya Kant remarked in the case where the former constable had sought a gallantry award for saving people from dacoits.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay ₹5 lakh as honourarium to a former constable who had saved people from dacoits [Ram Autar Singh Yadav v State of Uttar Pradesh].
