Madurai: The father of a Rameswaram fisherman, who along with three others was killed in an attack by Sri Lankan navy recently, moved Madras high court on Tuesday demanding that bank authorities honour the Rs 10lakh cheque issued as compensation to the family by the state government.
Petitioner N Anthony Raj, a resident of Thangachimadam in Ramanathapuram district, stated that his son A Mesiya, 28, was killed when a Sri Lankan navy vessel sunk the boat on which his son was fishing on January 18. Following the incident, the state government gave a compensation of Rs 10lakh by way of cheque on January 21 and his son’s body was handed over on January 23.
However, Anthony Raj said when he went to the bank with the cheque, the manager of SBI at Ramanathapuram informed him that it could not be honoured due to mismatch between the name in the cheque and in the bank passbook.
He said his son was the only breadwinner of the family and not honouring the cheque would put him to agony.
Justice V Parthiban directed the petitioner to visit the bank on February 3 when the bank authorities shall verify and ascertain the facts about the petitioner’s claim. The case was adjourned to February 4 for further hearing.