Madras HC moved to ensure fire safety measures in commercial buildings nkj and bpj bench
Madras HC moved to ensure fire safety measures in commercial buildings
A division bench of justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi was hearing a public interest litigation filed by S Muthukumar, an advocate from Madurai district.
The petitioner stated that during Diwali this year, two young firefighters died while they were dousing the fire which broke out in a textile shop at Madurai: Following this incident, it was found out that several buildings in the city did not possess fire safety licences.
He stated that the town and country planning authorities who are giving building plan approvals also give the work completion certificates without verifying the actual construction of the buildings.
Based on these certificates, the fire and rescue services department issues no objection certificates (NOC). If proper completion certificates are issued, then it would pave the way for safety and help prevent illegalities.
Hence, the petitioner moved the HC Madurai bench seeking to verify whether fire safety measures are available in all commercial buildings and take action against those which do not have such safety measures.
He also sought action against the authorities who had issued work completion certificates without physical verification and to take action against the fire and rescue services department which had issued NOCs to buildings which lack fire safety measures.
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