Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Gujarat High Court Impleads Warehouse Owners in Deesa Fire Case
A big fire in a warehouse in Deesa, Gujarat, killed 21 people in April 2025.
The Gujarat High Court has allowed a man named Chandar Singh Nayak, who lost six family members in the fire, to include the warehouse owners, Deepak Traders, in the legal case.
The court wants to know if the warehouse owners were making fireworks without proper licenses and if the state government followed safety rules.
The court also wants to know if the pollution control board and other departments did their jobs correctly.
The petitioner wants the investigation to be handled by police from outside Gujarat to ensure fairness.
The court is looking into all these issues to prevent such tragedies in the future.
Gujarat High Court allows impleading of warehouse owners in Deesa fire tragedy case.
Petitioner Chandar Singh Nayak lost six family members in the April 2025 fire.
Warehouse owners allegedly manufactured fireworks without proper licenses.
Court seeks responses from state departments on their roles in the tragedy.
Petitioner requests transfer of investigation to police outside Gujarat for fairness.
- Who
- Chandar Singh Nayak (petitioner), Deepak Traders (warehouse owners), Gujarat High Court (court)
- What
- Gujarat High Court permits impleading warehouse owners in Deesa fire tragedy case
- When
- April 2025 (incident), November 25, 2023 (court order)
- Where
- Deesa, Banaskantha, Gujarat, India
- Why
- To investigate the role of warehouse owners and state departments in the fire tragedy and ensure compliance with safety norms
- Date of Incident
- April 2025
- Number of Victims
- 21
- Petitioner
- Chandar Singh Nayak
- Warehouse Owner
- Deepak Traders
- Court
- Gujarat High Court
- Key Ingredients Found
- Aluminium powder and yellow dextrin powder
- Acts Violated
- Explosive Substances Act, 1908; Explosives Act, 1884; Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2013