NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view of incidents in Delhi NCR and Mumbai by which many people had been killed for living in unsafe and unauthorised structures that have been constructed without governments approval, the Supreme Court on Friday requested the Centre to believe framing a policy to sternly take care of illegal buildings around the nation.
Referring to the new incident in Mumbai which 4 people, including an elderly lady, died and 16 had been injured in a hearth that broke out at a high-rise rental construction in central Mumbai, a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta stated that individuals had been allowed to reside in the construction via builders even the career certificate was once not given via the authority. It also identified that in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida several individuals misplaced their lives after unauthorised structures collapsed.
“It is a very sad situation. Three are thousands of such illegal construction around the nation which don't seem to be protected and people’s lives is in danger. We are monitoring the illegal building in Delhi however what about the remainder of the country. There was once also fireplace in Kamla Mills (in December by which 14 people had been killed). How long it will pass on and what number of people will lose their existence. Is there any policy framed via Centre in opposition to unauthorised building,” the bench stated.
Additional solicitor common A N S Nadkarni, showing for the Centre, told the bench housing comes with the state subject and it's for the state governments to border policy and take motion in opposition to illegal building. He contended that the apex courtroom must not confine its hearing handiest to unauthorised buildings in Delhi and the ambit of the petition be expanded to make it pan-India.
“There needs to be something to curb such buildings and it can't be allowed to head on and on. People are making the mockery of the guideline of regulation and putting the life of people in danger,” the bench stated.
The courtroom, in the intervening time, requested the Special Task Force which was once set as much as conduct sealing of unauthorised buildings to carry out its task and take motion them. Senior recommend Ranjit Kumar, who is helping the courtroom as amicus curiae, told the bench that DDA was once imposing an amended grasp plan without getting approval from the Court and pleaded that civil bodies be restrained from imposing the plan.
The courtroom was once about to stay the implementation of the plan but it surely refrains from passing the order after the ASG confident the bench that he would recommendation the Centre not to put in force the amended plan until August 28 when the bench will soak up the case.
Referring to the new incident in Mumbai which 4 people, including an elderly lady, died and 16 had been injured in a hearth that broke out at a high-rise rental construction in central Mumbai, a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta stated that individuals had been allowed to reside in the construction via builders even the career certificate was once not given via the authority. It also identified that in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida several individuals misplaced their lives after unauthorised structures collapsed.
“It is a very sad situation. Three are thousands of such illegal construction around the nation which don't seem to be protected and people’s lives is in danger. We are monitoring the illegal building in Delhi however what about the remainder of the country. There was once also fireplace in Kamla Mills (in December by which 14 people had been killed). How long it will pass on and what number of people will lose their existence. Is there any policy framed via Centre in opposition to unauthorised building,” the bench stated.
Additional solicitor common A N S Nadkarni, showing for the Centre, told the bench housing comes with the state subject and it's for the state governments to border policy and take motion in opposition to illegal building. He contended that the apex courtroom must not confine its hearing handiest to unauthorised buildings in Delhi and the ambit of the petition be expanded to make it pan-India.
“There needs to be something to curb such buildings and it can't be allowed to head on and on. People are making the mockery of the guideline of regulation and putting the life of people in danger,” the bench stated.
The courtroom, in the intervening time, requested the Special Task Force which was once set as much as conduct sealing of unauthorised buildings to carry out its task and take motion them. Senior recommend Ranjit Kumar, who is helping the courtroom as amicus curiae, told the bench that DDA was once imposing an amended grasp plan without getting approval from the Court and pleaded that civil bodies be restrained from imposing the plan.
The courtroom was once about to stay the implementation of the plan but it surely refrains from passing the order after the ASG confident the bench that he would recommendation the Centre not to put in force the amended plan until August 28 when the bench will soak up the case.
SC concerned over people losing lives for living in unsafe, unauthorised buildings
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