Delhi HC orders closure of coaching centres operating without fire NOC

Tue, 25 July 2023

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Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the city authorities to close down all coaching centres operating without a no-objection certificate from the fire services department.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed that "fire safety is a must" and all coaching centres are under an obligation to comply with their statutory requirements under the Delhi Master Plan, 2021, and other applicable regulations.

The court was hearing a batch of petitions concerning the operations of coaching centres in Mukherjee Nagar, a coaching hub for government job aspirants.

The petitions included proceedings initiated by the high court on its own after taking suo motu cognisance of a fire that broke out at a coaching centre in Mukherjee Nagar in June.

In a status report filed in the matter, the Delhi police informed the court that of the 583 coaching institutes running in the national capital, only 67 have no-objection certificates from the Delhi Fire Services.

"If a coaching centre is not conforming with the master plan provisions, it is to be shut down. There is no other alternative," the bench, also comprising Justice Saurabh Banerjee, said.

"Respondents (MCD and Delhi government) are directed to close down coaching centres which do not have fire NOC," the court ordered.

The court asked the police, the fire services department and other authorities to provide all logistical support to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to comply with the order within 30 days.

If there are structures other than coaching centres that are not complying, the MCD shall take action, it added. -- PTI

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