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New Delhi, November 21
Terming the Morbi bridge collapse that claimed round 140 lives as an “enormous tragedy”, the Supreme Court on Monday requested the Gujarat High Court to watch the probe for fixing of accountability and making certain satisfactory damages for victims.
The British-era bridge on the Machchhu River in Morbi, Gujarat, collapsed on October 30, barely a couple of days after its reopening following renovation. The accident resulted within the loss of life of over 140 folks, together with 47 kids.
A Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud, nevertheless, refused to entertain a PIL on the difficulty, saying the Gujarat High Court was already listening to the matter.
The Bench – which additionally included Justice Hima Kphli – requested the petitioners to method the Gujarat High Court with their prayers. A Division Bench headed by the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice had already taken suo motu cognizance of the accident and handed a number of orders, it identified.
The high court docket requested the excessive court docket to take up the matter on a periodical foundation to make sure a correct probe, fixing of accountability and satisfactory damages for victims.
It allowed a PIL petitioner and one other litigant, who misplaced two of his family within the bridge collapse, to method the Gujarat High Court with their demand for an unbiased probe and award of dignified compensation to those that misplaced their lifeless ones. The petitioners might method it later, the Bench mentioned.
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