VADODARA: In-charge city engineer P M Patel, who used to be going through trial in an 11-year-old case, walked free as he used to be acquitted by periods court docket.
Patel, who used to be further assistant engineer in 2008, used to be booked and charge-sheeted for negligence after two workers of Vadodara Municipal Corporation died of asphyxiation in a sewage pipe near Kalaghoda in May 2008.
An govt engineer of the civic frame had given a criticism towards Patel when two sanitation workers Harish Solanki and Nagin Solanki, who had long gone within the sewage pump to plug a leakage, changed into unconscious and later died. According to the main points of the case, due to the leakage of the fuel within the sewage line, the duo had turn into unconscious and used to be pulled out by firemen. Harish and Nagin have been rushed to SSG Hospital, but have been declared dead on admission.
It used to be alleged that Patel had ordered them to head inside the sewage line to pump the leakage even when senior officers had over and over requested not to order sanitation workers to go into the sewage lines. It used to be on account of his negligence that the 2 workers died, the criticism stated. After investigations, police filed a chargesheet in a lower court docket, however the case used to be transferred to the court docket of most important district pass judgement on J C Doshi.
During the listening to of the case, the witnesses produced by the public prosecutor have been declared hostile and the police too may not put up evidence of presence of fuel within the sewage line. The case used to be additionally contested on the truth that the duo had long gone within the sewage line to plug water leakage and not for cleansing the sewage line.
In his statement within the court docket, Patel stated that the civic frame does not have protection apparatus or machinery and denied negligence saying he used to be not liable for cleansing of the sewage line.
While acquitting Patel, the court docket noticed that it is the civic frame’s duty to offer protection apparatus to its workers and it had failed in to take action. Therefore, Patel can't be held liable for their deaths.
Patel, who used to be further assistant engineer in 2008, used to be booked and charge-sheeted for negligence after two workers of Vadodara Municipal Corporation died of asphyxiation in a sewage pipe near Kalaghoda in May 2008.
An govt engineer of the civic frame had given a criticism towards Patel when two sanitation workers Harish Solanki and Nagin Solanki, who had long gone within the sewage pump to plug a leakage, changed into unconscious and later died. According to the main points of the case, due to the leakage of the fuel within the sewage line, the duo had turn into unconscious and used to be pulled out by firemen. Harish and Nagin have been rushed to SSG Hospital, but have been declared dead on admission.
It used to be alleged that Patel had ordered them to head inside the sewage line to pump the leakage even when senior officers had over and over requested not to order sanitation workers to go into the sewage lines. It used to be on account of his negligence that the 2 workers died, the criticism stated. After investigations, police filed a chargesheet in a lower court docket, however the case used to be transferred to the court docket of most important district pass judgement on J C Doshi.
During the listening to of the case, the witnesses produced by the public prosecutor have been declared hostile and the police too may not put up evidence of presence of fuel within the sewage line. The case used to be additionally contested on the truth that the duo had long gone within the sewage line to plug water leakage and not for cleansing the sewage line.
In his statement within the court docket, Patel stated that the civic frame does not have protection apparatus or machinery and denied negligence saying he used to be not liable for cleansing of the sewage line.
While acquitting Patel, the court docket noticed that it is the civic frame’s duty to offer protection apparatus to its workers and it had failed in to take action. Therefore, Patel can't be held liable for their deaths.
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