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Supreme Court Considers Pan-India Safety Checks After Satya Niketan Collapse
A building used as a boys’ hostel in Delhi collapsed on September 6.
Seven people died, and at least 12 others were rescued and taken to hospitals.
The building was being used as a paying guest accommodation called Hostel Daze.
Officials are still investigating why it collapsed.
Reports said repair or construction work was happening near the basement before the collapse.
A lawyer helping the court asked for safety checks of hostels and paying guest buildings.
The Delhi High Court has already ordered inspections in Delhi.
The Supreme Court may take over that case and order similar checks across India.
The Supreme Court may examine building safety and construction violations across India after the Satya Niketan PG collapse.
The September 6 collapse killed seven people and injured or rescued at least 12 others.
A court-appointed amicus curiae sought urgent inspections and structural audits of PGs, private hostels and student housing facilities.
The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to inspect PG hostels and investigate permissions, violations and official lapses.
The Supreme Court may transfer the Delhi High Court PIL to itself and expand the proceedings nationally.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, the court-appointed amicus curiae Ajit Kumar Sinha, and Delhi authorities are involved.
- What
- The Supreme Court is considering inspections and structural safety audits of PGs, hostels and other student accommodation facilities.
- Where
- The collapse occurred at Property No. P-14 in Satya Niketan, South-West Delhi.
- When
- The building collapsed on September 6; the Supreme Court considered the matter on September 8 and indicated a further hearing shortly afterward.
- Why
- The proposed action follows the deaths in the collapse and concerns about unauthorised construction, building-code violations and unsafe student accommodation.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Seven people were killed in the collapse.
- Rescued
- At least 12 people were rescued and taken to hospitals.
- Building
- The property had a basement and four floors above ground on approximately 55 square yards.
- Occupancy
- It was operated as a boys’ PG called Hostel Daze.
- Proposed inspections
- Checks may cover permissions, construction, land use, structural safety, fire safety, access routes and dangerous conditions.
- Delhi High Court direction
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi was directed to inspect PG hostels under its jurisdiction within one week.
- Police case
- The Delhi Police registered an FIR under Sections 105, 290 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Quotes
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
Supreme Court judge hearing the building-safety proceedings
“This has been taken in right earnest but it is overlapping. We will take it day after tomorrow and then probably we may make the transfer here. We already have something in mind. It will have to be pan India basis.”
freepressjournal.in
“We already have something in mind. It has to be on a pan-India basis. We may get it (petition before Delhi High Court) transferred here. We will take it day after tomorrow”
news18.com
Sources
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