The Delhi High Court has refused to immediately hear the petition filed against the demolition of the building adjacent to the collapsed PG in Delhi’s Satya Niketan without removing the debris. The bench headed by Chief Justice DK Upadhyay said that you file the petition, it will be listed automatically.
The petitioner said that the building adjacent to the fallen PG was demolished. The debris of the PG was lying there and the victims may be buried there. Then the High Court asked what is the source of your information. The court said that the administration should have conducted a technical audit before demolishing the building. You file a petition, it will be listed automatically.
On September 7, the High Court had directed the Delhi Municipal Corporation to conduct a high-level investigation into the sudden collapse of a building in the Satya Niketan area of South Delhi. The court had directed the Delhi government to expedite the work of rescuing the students trapped in this accident. The High Court had warned the Delhi government and said that the state government cannot escape responsibility in this matter.
The High Court had ordered a high-level investigation into the Delhi Municipal Corporation and said that responsibility for this accident should be fixed. Inform the court what was done against the officers responsible for this. The High Court had expressed regret that such incidents were happening in Delhi after every two years. After all, what is the Delhi government doing to prevent such accidents?
During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Central Government, Delhi Municipal Corporation and Delhi Police, had said that relief and rescue operations are going on at full speed. Every possible effort is being made. Expressing concern over this incident and the videos of people trapped in the debris being circulated on social media, he had said that sensation should not be created over the death. He demanded issuing guidelines to ensure that such videos are not circulated on social media. Then the court had said that we will consider it.
It is noteworthy that the “Hostel Days Boys PG” where the accident took place is near the South Campus of Delhi University and is a student hub. This PG had five floors apart from the basement. This accident happened on September 6 at 1.30 pm, after which many students got buried under the debris.