"Coaching Centres Have Become Death Chambers": Top Court On Delhi Tragedy

During the hearing, the court slammed authorities for failing to regulate coaching centres, accusing them of "playing with the lives of children".

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the centre and the Delhi government over the death of three Civil Service aspirants - they drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre, in a building in violation of civic and fire safety rules, in Rajendra Nagar amid heavy rain - last month.

During the hearing the court slammed the authorities for failing to regulate coaching centres, calling them "death chambers" and accusing them of "playing with the lives of children".

The court also demanded to know what rules, if any, had been laid down for coaching centres, of which there are hundreds, potentially, in Delhi alone, many of which charge exorbitant fees to prep students for the IAS entrance exam and yet operate in unsafe environments.