The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to implement a Rs 5 lakh compensation order against police officers from Tilak Nagar and Juhu Police Stations for failing to register an FIR and act on the grievances of two women academicians.

A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Manjusha Deshpande passed the order while hearing a writ petition filed by one of the complainants against the State of Maharashtra and another respondent. The petitioner sought the implementation of recommendations issued by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on 26 April 2021, which had found gross dereliction of duty by the concerned police officers.