Give Details Of Action Taken After Morbi Bridge Collapse: High Court To Gujarat

A Special Investigation Team had highlighted lapses by office-bearers of the Morbi municiplaiity, including its then-chief officer.

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to submit a report on the action taken against the office-bearers of Morbi municipality as the SIT highlighted lapses in the aftermath of the collapse of a bridge in October 2022, which killed 135 people.

The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi noted the government has not yet submitted an Action Taken Report (ATR) after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) highlighted lapses by office-bearers of the Morbi Nagarpalika, including its then-chief officer.

Meanwhile, a man who lost two relatives in the bridge collapse has moved the high court, seeking its direction for repairing and restoring the heritage British-era structure, and directives for individualised compensation. While hearing a suo motu PIL, Chief Justice Agarwal noted that the state government has yet to submit an ATR following the SIT findings on lapses by Morbi Nagarpalika office-bearers, including its then chief officer. The SIT's final report was submitted on October 9, 2023.