Between mandate and reality

The implementation gap in acid attack victim compensation in India after Laxmi v Union of India

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  • Vaibhav Shrivastava Oriental University, Indore
  • Trapti Aggarwal Oriental University, Indore

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https://doi.org/10.35295/sz.iisl.2747

Palabras clave:

Ataque con ácido, indemnización a víctimas, derecho en acción, brecha de aplicación, estudios sociojurídicos

Resumen

En 2014, el Tribunal Supremo de India, en el caso Laxmi c Unión de India, había ordenado a todos los gobiernos de los estados otorgar una indemnización mínima de 3 lakh rupias a las supervivientes de ataques con ácido. Este artículo examina los requisitos y cuestiona el cumplimiento del mandato. El artículo revela la brecha persistente en la aplicación de los planes estatales de indemnización a las víctimas (SVC, por sus siglas en inglés) en cuatro estados indios (Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh y Bengala Occidental) durante la pasada década (2014-2025), y lo hace analizando 37 casos denunciados, los calendarios de los esquemas de SVC y los datos de desembolso de la NALSA. Basándose en las teorías sociojurídicas de Pound (1910), Galanter (1974) y Felstiner, Abel y Sarat (1981) y en un breve análisis comparativo con el Reino Unido y Bangladés, el artículo llega a la conclusión de que la diferencia se debe a una deficiencia estructural de la institucionalización jurídica. Se proponen tres reformas concretas.

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Vaibhav Shrivastava, Oriental University, Indore

Vaibhav Shrivastava is a Research Scholar at Oriental University, Indore, M.P., India, where he is pursuing his doctorate in law. His research lies at the intersection of criminal law, socio-legal studies, and victim rights, with a particular focus on the implementation of judicial directives, victim compensation regimes, and gender justice in the Indian legal system. He has participated in relevant conferences and scholarly engagements. For correspondence regarding this article, please contact Vaibhav Shrivastava at vshri.2709@gmail.com.

Trapti Aggarwal, Oriental University, Indore

Dr. Trapti Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor at Oriental University, Indore, M.P., India. Her research interests encompass criminal law, socio-legal theory, and gender studies. She has contributed to academic scholarship in law and has been involved in research and teaching in the field of legal studies.

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2026-10-29

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Shrivastava, V. y Aggarwal, T. (2026) «Between mandate and reality: The implementation gap in acid attack victim compensation in India after Laxmi v Union of India», Sortuz: Oñati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies, 16(2), pp. 688–704. doi: 10.35295/sz.iisl.2747.

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