Forty-five-year-old Tara Gimbhal's husband Harishchandra was mauled to death by a lion during a safari at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) back in 2010. Till date, she struggles to make ends meet without the permanent job that the authorities concerned had promised her. Eight years after the incident, in 2018, all that she was given was Rs 1.5 lakh compensation, even though she was promised Rs 10 lakh. Even worse is that six months after the MAT court past a directive in her favour on June 25, she still awaits a job and rightful compensation.

The widow is left with no option but to do odd jobs. She has been facing such a severe financial crisis that her daughter had to give up her studies and do house-keeping work to support her mother.

Court order

With no ray of hope left after 10 years of her husband's death, Gimbhal, assisted by a non-profit firm approached Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) court early this year to seek justice. On June 25 the MAT court issued a directive asking the SGNP officials concerned to immediately offer Gimbhal a job as compensation. Yet, even after six months of that order, she is running from pillar to post to get her due.