High Court has directed Saurabh Luthra, Gaurav Luthra and their company, to deposit ₹20 lakh per victim with the court as ex-gratia interim compensation for the families of 25 people killed in the Birch nightclub fire on December 6, 2025. The victims included 20 employees and five tourists. The order came in suo motu PIL initiated by the High Court over the Arpora fire tragedy. The amount is in addition to ₹2 lakh already paid by the company to its employees. Of the fresh ₹20 lakh, Court has directed that ₹5 lakh must be deposited by November 16, another ₹5 lakh by December and the balance by February 7, 2027. Families of four of the five tourist victims have also separately filed complaints before the consumer forum. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for December 2.
