'Freebies Culture, It's Bound To Happen': Delhi High Court Criticises Authorities For UPSC Aspirants' Deaths In Coaching Centre Flooding

On Wednesday (31 July), the Delhi High Court criticised authorities regarding the deaths of three Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) jobs aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching centre, attributing such tragedies to the "freebies culture" and lack of tax collection.

A bench led by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan highlighted a "strange probe" with police targeting a passerby who drove a car, yet no action being taken against Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials.

The court pointed out that multi-storey buildings were allowed to operate without proper drainage systems. Further criticising the authorities, the court said they need to build infrastructure but are financially strapped and unable to pay salaries.

"You want to have a freebies culture, don't want to collect taxes... This is bound to happen," remarked the bench, which also included Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, as per a report by TNIE.

The court was addressing a plea calling for a high-level committee to investigate the deaths of three civil service aspirants in the basement of a flooded coaching centre in Old Rejoinder Nagar on the evening of 27 July.

The deceased were identified as Shreya Yadav (25) from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni (25) from Telangana, and Nevin Delvin (24) from Kerala.