26 people were killed in the March 31st accident. (File photo)
The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit stating details regarding the flyover, part of which collapsed on March 31, killing 26 people and injuring 89 others.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A Banerjee directed the West Bengal government to file the affidavit in connection with three PILs filed seeking action with regards to the collapse.
Counsel for the state government submitted before the court earlier during the day that it would file a report before the court in connection with the construction of the flyover and other details in this regard, following which the division bench directed the government to file the report in the form of an affidavit.
The matter would appear for hearing after three weeks.
A fourth Public Interest Litigation was also moved before the division bench today claiming, since the tender for construction of the flyover was floated and granted by the erstwhile Left Front government in 2009, those in-charge of affairs during that time should also be held responsible.