Bengaluru: The vacation division bench of Karnataka High Court comprising of Justice H T Narendra Prasad and Justice Ashok S Kinagi issued notice to the Ministry of Defence and the City Police Commissioner in connection to the fire accident that occurred at the parking space of Yelahanka Air Force Station on February 23, 2019, during the International Air Show.
Wing Commander GB Athri (retired) and Geetha Misra, a resident of Rajajinagar had moved the Karnataka High Court seeking directions to the State and Centre to order an inquiry into a fire accident. The petitioners have requested the court to issue directions to the State and Centre to submit the detailed report of what action has been taken so far in relation to the accident in which hundreds of cars were burnt. The petitioners have said that the state and the centre did not comply with the rules and regulations as prescribed by the National Disaster Management Authority.