Morbi Bridge Collapse: SC To Hear PIL Seeking Judicial Probe Under Retired Judge

The plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 14.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation seeking judicial probe under a retired judge into the Morbi bridge tragedy, reported news agency ANI. The plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 14, sources told ABP News. 

A century-old suspension bridge over Machcu river in Gujarat’s Morbi city collapsed on Sunday evening claiming the lives of 134 people. 

Nine people were arrested on Monday evening in connection with the incident, including officials from watch manufacturer Oreva, who was tasked with the renovation of the bridge. Among those arrested include two managers, two repair contractors, three security guards and two ticket sellers, sources told ABP News.

Supreme Court agrees to hear on Nov 14 a PIL seeking direction to immediately appoint a judicial commission under the supervision of retired top court judge to initiate probe into the #MorbiBridgeCollapse pic.twitter.com/WQpcgRAiAi

— ANI (@ANI) November 1, 2022

An FIR has been registered on charges of culpable homicide against agencies given the task of maintenance and operation of the bridge.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will later today visit Morbi and review the situation there. On Sunday, he chaired a high level meeting at Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar and was briefed on the rescue and relief operations.

The high level meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State Home Harsh Sanghavi, the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Gujarat along with other top officials including from the Home Department of the State and Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.

Modi, who is on a visit to Gujarat, paid tributes to those who died in Sunday's bridge collapse.

"I am in Kevadia, but my heart goes out to those who died in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy," the prime minister said.