Satya Niketan collapse: Supreme Court declines to transfer building collapse case to itself

Debris at the site of the building that collapsed on Sunday. PIC/PTI

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it is not transferring to itself the Satya Niketan building collapse case being heard by the Delhi High Court as "things have started moving".

A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said it does not want to disturb the existing situation and the high court will continue to monitor the compliance of its directions in a short interval.

The five-storey building housing a boys' PG accommodation in Satya Niketan, near Delhi University's South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 pm on Sunday, leaving seven dead and 12 injured.

On September 8, the top court had said that if necessary, it might transfer the case. The building owner, his wife and son have been arrested, while five MCD officials have been suspended in connection with Sunday's collapse.

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