The Supreme Court on Friday said the Republic of Italy will prosecute two Italꦑian Marines accused in the fishermen killing case as per international arbitral award.
The top court said it would pass order🉐s on June 15 on disbursal of Rs 10 crore compensation to family members of two Indiaꦗn fishermen allegedly killed by Italian Marines off the Kerala coast in February 2012.
A vacation bench of ꩲjustices Indira Banerjee and M R Shah said that it may ask the Kerala High Court to ensure proper disbursal of compensation to the heirs 🌳of the victims.
The top court would also pass an order on quashing the pending criminal case against the Italian Marines in India for kil𒐪ling the fishermen on Tuesday.
It said that the Republic of Italy will prosecute the accu꧂sed Italian Marines as per the International arbitral award.
Earlier, the Centr🍌e had told the court that Italy had initiated the transfer of Rs 10 crore compensation to be given to the kin of the fishermen.
In February 2012, India had accused the two marines on board the MV Enrica Lexꦍie -- an Italian flagged oil tanker -- of killing two Indian fishermen wh🌳o were on a fishing vessel in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
(With PTI inputs)
