NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was on Tuesday asked to urgently hear a PIL for a direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge, to enquire into the horrific Hathras stampede incident of July 2, 2024.
The stampede had caused loss of 121 lives during a religious congregation.
Advocate Vishal Tiwari, who filed the plea, mentioned the matter before a bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud for early hearing into his petition.
"More than 120 people lost their lives in the incident," Tiwari said.
He sought urgent hearing into the case.
Even as the CJI did not specify any date to hear the case, but he said that he had given his listing orders already.
"It will be listed for hearing soon," the CJI assured Tiwari.
In his plea, the petitioner also sought a direction to the committee to suggest and frame guidelines and safety measures to avoid such incidents in public gatherings.
He also asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to submit a status report into the stampede incident and initiate legal action against the persons, authorities and officials, responsible for their negligent conduct.
"The Hathras incident depicted the drastic condition and fate of people due to the lapses, negligence and utter failure of administration purported by the government authorities," the plea said.
