New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday termed the Morbi Bridge collapse incident as an “enormous tragedy” and further asked Gujarat High Court to hold a periodical hearing for the case.
A bench including Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli observed that “It is an enormous tragedy and this will require weekly monitoring to see the award of contract, credential of the party awarded the contract, attribution of responsibility for those guilty,”.
The apex court further noted that Gujarat High Court Chief Justice has already taken sui motu note of the incident and has passed three orders.
The court further urged petitioners to approach the High Court with their pleas seeking an independent probe and award of dignified compensation to those who lost their family members.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by the person who lost his two relatives in the incident, seeking a CBI probe.
During the hearing, the bench said the Gujarat HC had already taken suo motu cognizance of the Morbi bridge collapse on October 30 hence it wouldn’t hear the case. It said the High Court would “undoubtedly be seized of ensuring a regulatory mechanism so that such incidents do not recur.”
(With Agency Inputs)
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