PIL seeks fire safety in coaching centres in Delhi; HC asks AAP govt, police to respond

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the AAP government, the police and the fire department to respond to a PIL seeking directions to them to ensure fire safety in all private coaching centres in commercial as well as residential areas of the national capital.

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi issued notices to them seeking their stand on the petition by a lawyer who has alleged that such centres were not following fire safety rules
The petition has contended that the Delhi government should create laws to regulate the establishment and operation of private coaching centres mushrooming across the city,