Delhi building collapse: SC appointed amicus curiae seeks safety audit of PGs, hostels
Following a deadly building collapse in Delhi, a Supreme Court-appointed official has requested safety audits for all student hostels and PG accommodations in the city. Local municipal authorities have also ordered inspections of structures to ensure compliance with safety standards.
Why it matters
The incident highlights critical urban safety and regulatory enforcement issues in rapidly growing Indian cities.
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae and senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha on Wednesday filed a report before the top court on the building collapse in Satya Niketan and requested the apex court to direct its appointed committee to carry out inspections and safety audits of all PG accommodations, private hostels and similar student-accommodation establishments situated in and around colleges and universities across Delhi.This comes after seven people were killed when a building collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday.Meanwhile, Municipal Corporation of Delhi also directed its executive engineers (building) across…
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