India, July 7 -- The Gujarat high court on Tuesday upheld a special court's verdict sentencing 38 convicts to death and 11 others to life imprisonment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case. It directed the state government to pay higher compensation to the victims. The blasts left 56 dead and 246 injured.

The high court ordered Rs.10 lakh compensation to the families of those killed, Rs.5 lakh to those who suffered grievous injuries, and Rs.1 lakh to those who sustained simple injuries. The compensation has to be paid by March 31, 2027.

The special court in 2022 ordered Rs.1 lakh compensation each to the kin of those killed, Rs.50,000 for grievous injuries, and Rs.25,000 for simple injuries.

A bench of Justice AY Kogje and Justice S...