Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance, Seeks Reports From State Government

New Delhi: Taking suo motu cognisance after 135 people were killed in Morbi's bridge collapse, the Gujarat High Court on Monday issued a notice to the state government and its agencies, asking them to respond.

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The division bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri court also sought status report from the chief secretary"Its' hurting to see we are starting the New Year with this. We want some action from your end. We don't know whether you have taken it or not," chief justice Kumar said while issuing notices. Advocate General, Kamal Trivedi, present in the court accepted the notices and said that "a couple of steps have already been taken."

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