July 31, 2024 2:16 PM.
The Delhi High Court today came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the death of three UPSC aspirants at a coaching centre in the national capital and saying such tragedies are bound to happen when there is no collection of taxes due to a “freebies culture”.
The court said multi-storey buildings were being allowed to operate but there was no proper drainage. Acting Chief Justice of the High Court Manmohan stated that the incident was clearly a case of Criminal Neglect and firmly said that the court would straight pass the orders if the administration didn’t take responsibility.
The court said multi-storey buildings were being allowed to operate, but there was no proper drainage. “You want to have freebies culture, don’t want to collect taxes… this is bound to happen,” the bench, also comprising Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, said.
Taking a swipe at authorities, the court said they need to build infrastructure but are bankrupt and can’t even pay salaries. The court was hearing a plea seeking a high-level committee to investigate the deaths of three civil service aspirants in the basement of a flooded coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar on the evening of July 27.