MUMBAI: Questioning the state for proposing “obscure’’ terms of reference for an independent panel to probe the Kamala Mills fire, the Bombay top court on Monday made it transparent that problems will probably be confined only to the blaze that killed 14 persons.
A bench of Justices Shantanu Kemkar and RG Ketkar requested the state what it intended by proposing land factor of “mill staff’’ as a terms of reference. The state govt pleader Purnima Kantharia submitted five points as terms of reference. Last month the HC whilst hearing a PIL filed by former peak cop Julio Rebeiro for a probe into the fire, had appointed an independent panel to be headed by a retired HC pass judgement on. It had then sought to formalise terms of reference and logistics for housing and staffing the panel.
The state’s two-page terms of reference enthusiastic about probing the genesis of the fire at two roof-top resto-pubs in Lower Parel mill compound and to probe the at the degree of eating place operators, mill owners, involvement of civic and state with the exception of recommending measures to avoid a repeat of such deadly fires one day. Compliance of fireplace safety mechanism and every other factor considered relevant by the committee will probably be even be probed, the state said. But in a 5th point it added that land may just no longer be made available for mill staff pursuant to a 2001 resolution the defunct mill lands have been to be shared with the housing authority and civic body as neatly. “We don’t know the way this is related with the subject earlier than us. How can mill staff be a time period of reference?’’ the bench requested adding, “We will confine it only to incident of the fire.’’
Kantawalla said that the tragedy should be taken seriously by the state and reminded that Rebeiro was once virtually 90 years previous. “We desire a concrete proposal as was once directed previous,’’ said the bench adding that Rebeiro’s counsel Sujay Kantawalla too can post his inputs for the terms of reference. The court said that Kantawalala, BMC counsel Anil Sakhare and Kanthaia may just put their heads together to finalise the proposal on April 2 and didn’t take on document the only tendered by the state on Monday. The HC wanted to understand all particulars including what number of stenos and clerks could be assigned to the committee. The state had said the civic body could be requested to verify infrastructure for the committee however the HC said “now don’t shift the weight on the BMC, get secretaries of quite a lot of departments to come to a decision.’’
A bench of Justices Shantanu Kemkar and RG Ketkar requested the state what it intended by proposing land factor of “mill staff’’ as a terms of reference. The state govt pleader Purnima Kantharia submitted five points as terms of reference. Last month the HC whilst hearing a PIL filed by former peak cop Julio Rebeiro for a probe into the fire, had appointed an independent panel to be headed by a retired HC pass judgement on. It had then sought to formalise terms of reference and logistics for housing and staffing the panel.
The state’s two-page terms of reference enthusiastic about probing the genesis of the fire at two roof-top resto-pubs in Lower Parel mill compound and to probe the at the degree of eating place operators, mill owners, involvement of civic and state with the exception of recommending measures to avoid a repeat of such deadly fires one day. Compliance of fireplace safety mechanism and every other factor considered relevant by the committee will probably be even be probed, the state said. But in a 5th point it added that land may just no longer be made available for mill staff pursuant to a 2001 resolution the defunct mill lands have been to be shared with the housing authority and civic body as neatly. “We don’t know the way this is related with the subject earlier than us. How can mill staff be a time period of reference?’’ the bench requested adding, “We will confine it only to incident of the fire.’’
Kantawalla said that the tragedy should be taken seriously by the state and reminded that Rebeiro was once virtually 90 years previous. “We desire a concrete proposal as was once directed previous,’’ said the bench adding that Rebeiro’s counsel Sujay Kantawalla too can post his inputs for the terms of reference. The court said that Kantawalala, BMC counsel Anil Sakhare and Kanthaia may just put their heads together to finalise the proposal on April 2 and didn’t take on document the only tendered by the state on Monday. The HC wanted to understand all particulars including what number of stenos and clerks could be assigned to the committee. The state had said the civic body could be requested to verify infrastructure for the committee however the HC said “now don’t shift the weight on the BMC, get secretaries of quite a lot of departments to come to a decision.’’
Bombay HC to finalise terms of reference for panel to probe Kamala Mills fire on April 2
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