The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will address matters concerning the recent building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on September 10. The court may also consider transferring the case, which has already been handled by the local high court, if deemed necessary.
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said the issues dealt with by the high court are “serious” and overlap with the case already considered by the top court on a pan-India basis.
We will consider this issue day-after-tomorrow. He brought to the notice of the court that the Delhi High Court was already hearing a PIL on the issue and placed on record the order passed on Monday. The top court, which is already dealing with issues related to unauthorised constructions in residential areas, fire safety and conversion of residential into commercial establishments in violation of norms across India, was urged to take up urgently the matter related to the Sunday incident which left seven students dead. “We have something in mind. This is a serious issue.
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said the issues dealt with by the high court are “serious” and overlap with the case already considered by the top court on a pan-India basis. The issues dealt with by the high court are overlapping with one considered by this court on pan-India basis,” the bench said. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi government, termed the incident as “most unfortunate” and said, “Our heart goes out to the children and the parents”.
