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Delhi HC Defers Urgent PIL Seeking Hostels In DU Colleges
A lawyer asked the Delhi High Court to quickly consider a request for hostels in all University of Delhi colleges.
The court did not hear the request immediately.
It said the petition would be listed normally on Wednesday.
The judges also questioned whether they could order hostels as a temporary measure.
The request followed a building collapse in Satya Niketan.
Seven people died in that collapse.
The court had already ordered an inquiry into the incident in another case.
The lawyer said his petition focused on hostel facilities, while the earlier case included compensation requests.
The Delhi High Court declined to urgently hear a PIL seeking hostel facilities in all University of Delhi colleges.
A bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya said the petition would be automatically listed on Wednesday, the court’s PIL day.
The court questioned whether an interim direction requiring every college to provide hostels could be issued.
The petition was filed after a PG building collapse in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus killed seven people.
The court had ordered a high-level Municipal Corporation of Delhi inquiry into the collapse in a separate PIL on Monday.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, and advocate Vimal Tyagi.
- What
- The court declined an urgent hearing and said a PIL seeking hostel facilities in all University of Delhi colleges would be listed on Wednesday.
- Where
- The Delhi High Court; the petition concerns University of Delhi colleges, and it was linked to a collapse in Satya Niketan near South Campus.
- When
- The urgent hearing request was made on Tuesday; the petition is scheduled for listing on Wednesday.
- Why
- The petition was filed after a PG building collapse that killed seven people and raised concerns about student housing and safety.
Key facts
- Petition request
- Hostel facilities in all University of Delhi colleges
- Court action
- Urgent hearing declined; automatic listing ordered for Wednesday
- Judicial bench
- Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia
- Petition advocate
- Vimal Tyagi
- Related incident
- PG building collapse in Satya Niketan near South Campus
- Deaths reported
- Seven people were killed
- Earlier court order
- A high-level Municipal Corporation of Delhi inquiry was ordered on Monday
Quotes
Delhi High Court Division Bench
The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia.
“Tomorrow is Wednesday [PIL day in Delhi HC]. File your petition, it will be taken up tomorrow.”
freepressjournal.in
“Can we issue such a direction in the interim? File it. It will be taken up tomorrow.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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