Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court To Hear Tomorrow PIL For High Level Probe Committee

Update: 2024-07-30 05:46 GMT
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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking constitution of a High Level Committee to probe the recent basement tragedy in city's Rajendra Nagar area wherein three civil services aspirants lost their lives. The three aspirants died in a flooded basement at Rau's IAS coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar. The plea was mentioned today by Advocate Rudra...

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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking constitution of a High Level Committee to probe the recent basement tragedy in city's Rajendra Nagar area wherein three civil services aspirants lost their lives.

The three aspirants died in a flooded basement at Rau's IAS coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar.

The plea was mentioned today by Advocate Rudra Vikram Singh before a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.

The bench said that the matter be listed tomorrow if the plea is in order by 12:30 PM today.

The PIL seeks constitution of a district level committee in each district of the national capital to investigate and find out the illegal commercial construction in their respective districts. It further seeks a direction on the authorities to submit the action taken report as per the directions issued by a coordinate bench in relation to the fire incident in coaching centre in Mukherjee Nagar.

The plea also seeks constitution of a committee to probe and compile the report of the coaching institutes which are running in an illegal manner and not following the standard norms.

Reportedly, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has announced Rs. 10 lakhs as compensation for the kin of three deceased civil services aspirants.

The LG further assured action against the erring officials of Delhi Fire Services, Delhi police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) within 24 hours.

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