A deadly fire at Karol Bagh’s Vishal Mega Mart is now at the center of a growing legal storm. The Delhi High Court has fired off notices to top city agencies after a public interest petition accused them of gross negligence that allegedly led to the July 4 inferno, which killed two men.
The high-stakes plea, filed by NGO Kutumb, is calling for a court-monitored investigation and has spotlighted shocking gaps in safety compliance across one of Delhi’s busiest commercial zones. The NGO claims that reckless mismanagement and unchecked regulatory lapses by Vishal Mega Mart, Delhi Police, fire services, and the MCD created a tinderbox waiting to explode.
A bench led by Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has ordered the Delhi Government, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Fire Services, and the DDA to respond within four weeks. The case is set to return to court on September 24.
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The petition raises disturbing questions about how licences and No Objection Certificates (NOCs) were issued to businesses operating in congested areas like Karol Bagh — often without following mandatory fire and safety norms.
Kutumb has demanded a probe into the conduct of all involved authorities and is pushing for immediate shutdowns of illegally operating shopping centres, restaurants, coaching institutes, and other high-risk entities in the area.
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