Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt and Municipal Bodies To Submit Action Taken Against Buildings That Have Violated Norms on Ensuring Seismic Structure Stability

Delhi High Court has directed the municipal bodies as well as the Delhi Government to submit a report stating that steps they have taken to ensure that buildings in Delhi are complying with the norms laid down for seismic stability structures. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has further directed the authorities to inform the court about the action taken against the buildings which have violated the said norms set out for ensuring preparedness to withstand earthquakes. The order has come in an application moved by Mr Arpit Bhargava, seeking court’s directions in the wake of 11 earthquakes that hit the city between April 12 and June 04.