SC to close big commercial establishment in residential areas

New Delhi, April 4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government what it has done about commercial establishments in residential areas in Delhi and when will these be demolished.A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said it was going to spare small traders that sell essential commodities like milk and bread in the residential areas but the big car showrooms, cloth showrooms, shops and restaurants, which are operating without any fire safety norms in residential areas, would have to go.The bench also referred to the last year s fire incident in restaurants at Kamala Mills compound in Mumbai in which several people died.It said several restaurants were operating from first floor of the buildings in residential areas in Delhi without any fire safety clearance.