Overview

• Directing factual verification, the Supreme Court asked the Uphaar victims’ association to inspect facilities for 24/7 staffing, core emergency capabilities, transport links, and immediate case-handling capacity.
• The Additional Solicitor General told the court the entire Rs 60 crore from the Ansal brothers was received and invested across three hospital projects, with a trauma unit at Indira Gandhi Hospital, Dwarka already operational.
• Victims’ counsel argued the 2015 mandate for a dedicated Dwarka trauma centre and five acres from the Delhi Vidyut Board remains unfulfilled, alleging opacity in how the funds were applied.
• Justice Surya Kant noted Rs 60 crore is too little for such infrastructure and said the Delhi government has spent hundreds of crores beyond that amount, while clarifying the court is not reviewing the 2015 judgment.
• Delhi government filings identified projects at Mangolpuri, Narela and Siraspur with multi-hundred-crore budgets and timelines running into 2025–2026, as the bench sought inspection reports before considering any further steps.