HC issues notices on pleas for relief

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, state and owners of mv Prabhu Daya on petitions seeking `2 crore compensation in connection with the hit-and-run case in which five fishermen were killed. Relatives of fisherman Xavier Antony had moved the court on Tuesday seeking compensation. Xavier’s wife Sony, children Alvin and Antony, and mother Cicily argued that the entire family was being maintained by Xavier over the years and his loss was unbearable. Another petition was also filed by Anna, wife of Santhosh alias Jose, seeking `2 crore compensation.