New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Johnson & Johnson to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to patients affected by its faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru's direction came while hearing Johnson & Johnson's plea challenging the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's decision asking the company to pay compensation to patients.

In the previous hearing, Johnson & Johnson had said that it was ready to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to patients affected by its faulty ASR hip implants.