MUMBAI, Sept. 5 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs.30 lakh in compensation to families of every person who has died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a provision in GRs issued in 2019 and 2025, which made private individuals liable for payment of compensation for the death of manual scavengers, instead of the state or local authorities. P6...