Plea in Supreme Court seeks creation of fire safety framework for high-risk public buildings

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A plea before the Supreme Court of India seeks the establishment of a fire safety framework for high-risk public buildings. The petitioner argues that the right to life under Article 21 includes a state's duty to proactively prevent exposure to avoidable fires using appropriate power and regulations.

Petitioner says right to life under Article 21 is not a right to be rescued after a fire, but a right not to be knowingly exposed to preventable fires by a State with requisite power, codes, duty to prevent such danger