The Court questioned why the authorities were "so lax" and if they were waiting for another incident to happen as the affidavit was "not in sight", even though it had to be filed by March 26, 2025.
The Bench ruled that the applicants were free to pursue appropriate legal remedies independently, but their intervention in the PIL was not permissible.
Railway officials denied any link between Singh's transfer and the recent stampede, though it was the first such order issued two weeks after the Mahakumbh rush tragedy at New Delhi station.
The ministry has given the social media 36 hours to remove tweets from multiple accounts citing concerns about “sensitive or disturbing media depicting deceased individuals”
The stampede, which occurred on Saturday evening as a massive crowd rushed to board trains to Prayagraj, left 18 dead and 15 injured, according to government officials.
Delhi Police along with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) has deployed additional personnel to manage rush at the station.
