Morbi Bridge Collapse: A hearing was held in the Supreme Court on Monday regarding the Morbi bridge collapse incident. The Supreme Court has asked the Gujarat High Court to periodically monitor the investigation and other aspects related to the Morbi bridge collapse incident. Let us discuss here that more than 140 people had died in this incident, due to which the people of the whole country were hurt. The Supreme Court has termed the Morbi bridge accident as a 'huge tragedy'.

Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli, while hearing the matter, said that the Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court has already taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and passed several orders, so at present it is not going to hear the petitions. 

The Supreme Court has, however, allowed a PIL and another litigant who lost two of his family members in the accident to approach the High Court with petitions for an independent CBI probe, adequate compensation. The top court also said that the petitioners can approach it later.

The British-era bridge over the Machchu river in Morbi collapsed on October 30, killing more than 140 people, including 47 children.