Overview
- A five‑storey building on Western Marg in Saidulajab collapsed on May 30, killing six people and injuring at least 14 others in the evening when upper floors came down on a nearby canteen and street-level spaces.
- Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, serving as the Supreme Court’s amicus curiae, filed a status report on June 4 that accuses the Municipal Corporation of Delhi of long‑term enforcement failure and asks the court to direct immediate probes and remedial action.
- The report cites MCD records showing violations first recorded in 2012 and again in 2015, documents that additional floors were built recently, and alleges a false statement to the Delhi High Court that ‘no construction’ was underway at the site.
- As a limited response, the MCD suspended an assistant engineer and a junior engineer after the collapse, a move the amicus called a cosmetic measure while urging time‑bound sealing, demolition and official accountability.
- The Supreme Court is monitoring a pan‑India inquiry into illegal conversions of residential premises and will consider the amicus report in upcoming hearings with potential outcomes including citywide audits, action‑taken affidavits and a compensation framework for victims’ families.