SC: make fire norms mandatory for schools

Such a measure would go a long way in preventing serious fire mishaps and ensuring safety of children who are presently being exposed to such hazards on account of poorly built school buildings, a Bench of Justices Tarun Chatterjee and Dalveer Bhandari said.

8220;You better come with suggestions that there should be mandatory fire safety inspection reports, only after which the schools should be allowed to commence their functioning. We can then pass appropriate direction,8221; the apex court told amicus curiae court appointed officer and senior counsel Gonsalves.

However, the apex court did not show inclination to Gonsalves8217; suggestion that in the event of such deaths, each of the deceased8217;s family should be paid Rs 5 lakh as compensation. The compensation should be realistic, it said.