Kerala High Court halts unauthorised vacuum lift operations

The Story in Brief

The Kerala High Court has ordered a halt to unauthorised vacuum lifts operating without required safety and technical approvals, following a petition by the Kerala Elevator Manufacturers Association. The association says the Electrical Inspectorate did not enforce a 2024 court direction to inspect such lifts.

KEMA alleges that some vacuum lifts lack emergency systems and fail standards for pit depth, overhead clearance and landings. It also says operators may lack BIS and Electrical Inspectorate approvals, licences and passenger insurance. The association claims online sales continue and that demonstration units were earlier installed in Kerala malls without permission. The Electrical Inspectorate had issued a general advisory after the 2024 order, but KEMA alleges inspections and enforcement did not follow.

The Indian Opinion

Marketing claims that vacuum lifts are automatically safer are no substitute for certification, while blanket claims that every such installation is dangerous also go beyond the reported facts. The immediate issue is simpler: whether each passenger lift has the required approvals, inspection record, licence and insurance. Regulators should publish the affected installations and their compliance status. The clearest test is how many lifts pass inspection and secure valid licences.

Source: english.mathrubhumi.com

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