The Supreme Court dismissed a plea claiming that seventy-five percent of Indians live in a high-risk earthquake zone, finding the concerns exaggerated. The Bench humorously asked whether everyone should be relocated to the moon or somewhere else now.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition , which argued that 75% of India’s population resides in a high seismic zone, raising concerns about earthquake preparedness.
During the hearing, the petitioner pointed out that it was previously believed that only Delhi was at risk; however, recent findings now include a considerable portion of the Indian population in this category.
In response to the petitioner’s claims, Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta humorously questioned,
“So we should relocate everyone to the moon or where?”
The petitioner then cited a recent significant earthquake in Japan, to which the bench remarked,
“First we have to bring volcanoes into this country then we can compare it with Japan.”
The petitioner urged for measures to minimize potential damage in the event of an earthquake, but the bench maintained that such responsibilities lie with the government, stating,
“That is for the government to take care (of); this court cannot do it. Dismissed.”
At the start of the proceedings, the petitioner mentioned having new information pertinent to his case.
The bench reiterated that these issues fall under government policy, not the court’s jurisdiction, and remarked,
“These are newspaper reports. We are not bothered about them.”