The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of all proceedings pending in India against the two Italian marines Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre, who were accused of killing of two Indian fishermen at Kerala coast in February 2012.
A Bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah passed the order after the Central government informed the Court last week that an amount of `10 crores, agreed to be paid by Republic of Italy as compensation for killing the two Indian fishermen, has been deposited with the Registry of the top court. Considering the tribunal order, Republic of India has agreed to the compensation of 10 crores. Republic of Italy has deposited it and it is now transferred to this court's registry.