Satya Niketan building collapse not ordinary mishap: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the multi-storey hostel building collapse in Satya Niketan, which resulted in the death of seven persons including students, was not an ordinary mishap.

A Bench of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the four students who died came to the nation’s capital from small towns with hopes of building a career, but these were “shattered” due to the “callous and criminal conduct” of certain persons.

“Four students lost their lives in the mishap...very tragic. It’s not an ordinary incident of any mishap. These four students had come to the capital with a lot of hopes and dreams, coming from small towns. All of that was shattered by such callous and criminal conduct on the part of (certain persons),” the court orally remarked.