Hyatt did not adhere to licensing conditions: Police to HC

Hyatt Regency was found flouting several licensing norms the day a youth accidentally fell from the hotel's sixth floor and suffered serious injuries, city police has told Delhi High Court.
In a supplementary status report submitted before Justice Manmohan the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South District) B S Jaiswal has said the agency's investigation revealed that on the night of October 16, 2013 when the incident occurred, the hotel had not implemented the licensing conditions.
The police listed out eight license conditions that were not followed by the hotel and it includes not putting in place "emergency evacuation to minimise any damage or danger to the life and property" and not giving any intimation to the local police and police control room about the incident.

The report also states that "emergency lighting and self luminescent markings were not provided in strategic areas like terrace, emergency exit/route/staircase."
It also said that no guard has been positioned in the terrace area where the incident had occurred.
The matter will now come up for hearing on August 21.

The report was filed after the court's order of April 1 directing the DCP, South District and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to file status reports about their probe and findings regarding the reasons behind the accident and whether they have found any negligence on the part of the hotel.
The order was passed by the court on a plea filed by the sister of the young man, Gaurav Rishi, who is still in coma since his accident on the night of October 16, 2013.

The victim's sister has contended in her plea that the hotel on the date of incident had violated various licencing conditions and thus its licence which is up for renewal be not renewed.