PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 28 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the Mela Authority and the commission of inquiry to finalise, within 30 days, the compensation claim filed by the husband of a victim of the Mahakumbh stampede. The court refused to further delay the claim pending submission of the final report by the inquiry panel.

Hearing a writ petition filed by Uday Pratap Singh, a division bench comprising justice Ajit Kumar and justice Swarupama Chaturvedi warned that non-compliance with the order would compel the court to take a serious view of the matter.

It may be noted that the stampede occurred in the early hours of January 29, 2025, reportedly killing around 30 to 39 people.

During an earlier hearing on June 6, 2025, a vacation ben...