Overview

• The High Court bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin issued notices to the Home, Labour, Industry and pollution-control departments along with Sigachi’s management to respond.
• The affidavits must detail the status of the criminal probe, sections under which FIRs were registered, and any arrests made, though none have occurred.
• Petitioners highlighted regulatory lapses, pointing to missing safety audits, unaddressed combustible dust hazards and discrepancies in safety datasheets.
• Interim payouts of ₹25 lakh per deceased family by Sigachi and ₹10 lakh from the state have reached some victims’ kin, but significant relief remains pending.
• Final reports from both the six-member government committee and the expert panel have yet to be submitted, prompting calls for a Special Investigation Team.