Mohd Hanif Mansoori, a 25-year-old resident of Shiv Vihar in northeast Delhi, feels that last week’s violence has set his family back by years.

Then, there are others — whose homes have been gutted — who feel they’ve been set back by decades.

The Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA’s) legal camp at the Idgah relief camp in Mustafabad is helping the displaced in violence-hit areas claim relief from the government. This is in addition to the ex gratia compensation of Rs 25,000 announced by the Delhi government.

The SCBA secretary, Ashok Arora, sought co-operation and security from Delhi police for legal camps in Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar Tiraha, Khazoori Khas, Vijay Park, Mustafabad, Brijpuri and Sherpur. The camps were started on Wednesday.

“We can help them in two ways. We’re filling claim forms for them and we are also taking details of what all has been damaged,” said Nanita Sharma, advocate on record in the Supreme Court.

“Then there are FIRs. When they go to the police, nothing happens. The police tells them to go away. We’re writing their complaints as well, which will be taken to the police stations.”

The legal teams at the Chand Bagh and Idgah camps alleged that the police had been refusing to register FIRs. Another team working in the area, Lawyers for Detainees, are also facing similar problems.