Jaipur Tanker Blast | 'Govt Steps Not Sufficient, Serious Probe Needed': Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the December 20th massive fire incident caused by a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway, which claimed the lives of at least 14 people. pic.twitter.com/cbg7hZuc91 ".the matter requires immediate serious enquiry and investigation and the appropriate amount of compensation ": #RajasthanHC — Live Law December 22, 2024 Furthermore, the court also referred to the world's worst disaster like "Bhopal Gas Tragedy" in the year 1984 where over thousands of people died due to accidental release of toxic gas Methyl Iso Cynate and the year 2009 fire incident which occurred in Jaipur resulting in several deaths, causing severe burn injuries to multiple persons and carrying huge damage to several properties. The Court opined that the matter requires immediate serious enquiry and investigation and appropriate amount of compensation is required to be paid to the family members of the deceased, the injured persons and to all the victims whose vehicles and properties have been damaged. Thus, issuing notices to the Union of India, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, New Delhi, Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief & Civil Defence Department and Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government Secretariat, Jaipur, the Court has asked them as to why the following directions be not issued to them: for holding an enquiry against all the defaulting persons and non-action on the part of the administration in not performing of statutory duty and causing negligence in occurrence of such unfortunate in such incident.