Morbi bridge collapse: SC to hear plea on Nov 14 seeking judicial probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea on November 14 seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat,
The plea was mentioned by advocate Vishal Tiwari before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit.
The Chief Justice told the advocate, “You are very quick. What are your prayers”. The lawyer replied that he was seeking a judicial enquiry commission and pointed out that there were several old structures in many states. After hearing brief submissions, the top court agreed to examine the plea on November 14.
The Morbi bridge collapsed on October 30 resulting in 141 deaths.
