New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to prescribe occupational safety and health standards for workers involved in building and other construction activities under the 2020 code.
It also sought directions for a comprehensive investigation into the incident at Signature Global City of Colours, including scrutiny of the roles of the developer, its directors and management personnel, project and safety officials, engineers, contractors, subcontractors and other persons concerned.
The plea also said injured workers and the family members of the deceased should also be given welfare board benefits, unpaid wages, and other statutory dues admissible in law.
The plea also sought an independent, time-bound investigation into the collapse at a construction site in Gurugram’s Sidhrawali area on March 9, 2026, and compensation and rehabilitation benefits for the deceased and injured workers. He said the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code , 2020 does not adequately address the issue. Ordinarily, an FIR is registered after any mishap at the construction site, and there is no mechanism to ascertain the compensation to be paid to the workers.
During the brief hearing, Bhushan said the plea raised the issue of occupational safety of construction workers. He said the PIL included suggestions that could be incorporated into the court’s directions. “Direct a complete, independent and time-bound investigation and statutory/technical inquiry into the construction-site collapse dated March 9, 2026 at Signature Global City of Colours, Sidhrawali, Gurugram, including examination of the role of the principal employer/developer, its responsible directors and management personnel, project and safety personnel, engineer/responsible person, contractor, sub-contractor and any other person concerned,” the PIL said.
