PIL seeks judicial probe into Morbi bridge collapse

One-liner: The SC on Tuesday said it would list for hearing on Nov 14 a PIL seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat.

Death toll goes up to 134: According to the latest reports, the death toll in the collapse of the British-era bridge on Sunday on the Machchhu river in Morbi in Gujarat has gone up to 134 people.

Pat for lawyer: "You are very quick. What are your prayers," a bench said when lawyer Vishal Tiwari mentioned his PIL on the issue for urgent hearing. 

• "I am seeking a judicial inquiry by a panel headed by a former SC judge," the lawyer said

Negligence: Tiwari, in the PIL, said the accident leading to the collapse of the bridge resulted in more than 134 casualties, depicting the negligence and utter failure of govt authorities. 

Various incidents: From the past decade, various incidents have taken place in our country wherein due to mismanagement and lapse in duty, there have been cases of huge public casualties which could have been avoided, the PIL said. 

Reopened after repairs: The more than a-century-old bridge on the Machchhu river in Morbi, located around 300 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, reopened five days ago after extensive repairs and renovation.

Crammed with people: It was crammed with people when it collapsed around 6.30 pm on Sunday.

Source: PTI