Inspect safety status of coaching institutes, says HC

THE Delhi High Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of a fire incident at Mukherjee Nagar, where panic-stricken students of a coaching institute desperately struggled to get down from the top floor.

- JAISON WILSON

A vacation bench comprising Justices Jasmeet Singh and Vikas Mahajan also asked the authorities to examine the safety status of such institutes in the national capital while issuing notice in the matter.

Citing media reports of the incident, the High Court asked the Delhi Fire Service Department to examine the fire safety certificate of all coaching centres in the city and also sought the response of Delhi Police.

“Issue notice... Counsel for Delhi Police and Delhi Fire Services will place their respective stands within two weeks from today,” the bench said.