HC orders implementation of strict fire safety norms at Azad Market

THE Delhi High Court asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct regularinspection of the Azad Market area to identify potential violators of fire safety norms, observing that the court “cannot turn a blind eye towards any potential violations of Fire Norms.”

- JAISON WILSON

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the remark while dealing with a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to conduct a survey in order to identify unauthorized and illegal construction in the Azad Market and to take action against such properties situated in the area.

Noting that the MCD had taken action to clear the area of unauthorized and illegal constructions, the court expressed its inability to ignore potential violations of fire safety norms.