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Delhi High Court to Hear Plea for Panel on Coaching Centre Deaths
The Delhi High Court will hear on July 31 a plea seeking a high-level committee to investigate the deaths of three civil service aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of Rau’s…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi High Court will hear on July 31 a plea seeking a high-level committee to investigate the deaths of three civil service aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar. The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing on July 30 before Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The Bench directed the petitioner to remove any objections before listing it.
The petition, filed on July 29, also seeks a report on coaching institutes allegedly operating illegally or without following standard norms. Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni and Nevin Dalwin died after rain flooded the basement on July 27.
The Indian Opinion
Calls for a probe are justified, but public anger should not turn into a verdict before the facts are tested. The court must examine drainage, building approvals, basement use, inspections and emergency access, not just the coaching centre’s role. A wider audit will matter only if it produces named responsibility and deadlines for action. The first concrete test is whether the proposed committee identifies the officials and operators who ignored safety rules.
Source: thehindu.com
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