SC laments on Mumbai victims' plight, slams encroachments

New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Castigating the government for
permitting encroachments in crowded market places like Khan
Market and Sarojini Nagar, the Indian Supreme Court Wednesday
inferred that such congested atmosphere could poses serious
security perils like the recent Mumbai serial blasts.
A special bench of justices V S Sirpurkar and G S
Singhvi regretted that incidents like the western Indian city
Mumbai blasts is being taken with a pinch of salt by the
general public as the country as a whole has become
insensitive to such incidents.
"We have seen the Mumbai blasts in which so many
people were killed. But hardly 24 hours after the incident,
people have forgotten about it. Let alone the people of India,
even those in Mumbai have forgotten it. If somebody still
remembers, it must be the surviving victims and their family,"
the bench said.
The apex court made the remarks while dealing with an
application made by a commercial firm challenging the decision
of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to seal their alleged
unauthorised premise in crowded Sarojini Nagar area.