Victims of tragedy to assist Court in probing violations of entities concerned

Mumbai: The victims and family members of those who lost their lives in Kamala Mills fire are set to assist the judicial committee constituted by the Bombay high court to probe the tragedy including lapses and violations of the entities concerned including the BMC and the fire brigade. The judicial committee’s began this month. The victims are likely to explain how one of the two-gutted restaurants did not have an exit door that led to the casualties.

Advocate Prakash Wagh who is representing seven injured and five deceased family members, told The Asian Age that his clients are waiting for the commissions summon. He said first of all the committee has to establish the fire incidents and for that these victims are ready to depose before the court”. “We can bring to the notice of the court regarding how violations were done by two resto-pubs because nobody other than victims can describe the look from inside,” said Mr Wagh.

On April 2, the HC had set up committee under the chairmanship of retired Kerala HC chief Justice A.V. Sawant and retired urban development secretary K. Nalinakshan and Vasant Thackur, architect of the HC panel will.

During the hearing, BMC counsel Anil Sakhare had informed the court that corporation is ready to arrange place and infrastructure to the committee. BMC also informed the court that committee will start working from the June 1 and will complete its work before August 31.