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HC raps the BMC over Kamala Mills fire incident

The state government and the Bombay HC have ordered the BMC to submit a report on the Kamala Mills fire incident

HC raps the BMC over Kamala Mills fire incident
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Post Kamala Mills fire incident, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) came under scanner for overlooking rooftop restaurants who breached safety norms. The Bombay High Court (HC) criticised the BMC over the incident.

While hearing a PIL filed by former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro who is seeking a judicial inquiry into the incident and directing the government and the BMC to carry out a safety audit of all eateries and restaurants, the HC made the observations.


The unfortunate incident has shaken our conscience. It is time the BMC keeps its house in order," a division bench of Justices R M Borde and R G Ketkar said.


The state government directed the civic body chief Ajoy Mehta to submit a report on the incident and the court too directed the civic body to submit a copy of the report on the next date of hearing which is scheduled on February 12.

The HC also directed the corporation to file a detailed affidavit, giving details of conditions that are to be followed before granting a licence to commercial establishments to serve food and beverages.


The fire incident is a result of the failure of the administration system to ensure strict adherence to regulations and conditions imposed on such eating hubs, bars, pubs and so on. If the establishments are allowed to cook and serve food, then it should be ensured that they have proper infrastructure. Even the fire safety norms have to be strictly implemented," 

Justice Borde.


On December 29, 2017, a fire broke out in Kamala Mills' Mojo’s Bistro and 1 Above where 14 people lost their lives and over 30 got injured. The cause of the fire was a hookah which started from Mojo’s Bistro and then spread to the 1 Above restaurant.

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