(1.) The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioners for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to pay the petitioners suitable amount of compensation with interest, for loss of lives and injuries suffered in a tragic fire incident in a factory/ business premises of respondent No.2.
(2.) An unfortunate fire incident took place on 25.01.2011 in the premises of M/s Amazing Creation Garment Export Factory at Tughlakabad area of South Delhi, where 14 workmen died and 5 other workmen were injured. The FIR of the said incident was registered on 26.01.2011 with PS Govindpuri, u/s 287,337,338,304-A IPC as FIR No 23/2011.
(3.) Petitioner no 1 is the father of the deceased workman Amir Siddiqui, petitioner no 2 is the husband of the deceased workman Lalita Devi, petitioner no 3 is the father of deceased workman Shabbo, petitioner no 4 is the father of the deceased workman Mohd. Nizamuddin, petitioner no 5 is the husband of deceased workman Suman Devi, petitioner no 6 is the father of the deceased workman Mohd. Rais , petitioner no 7 is the father of the deceased workman Alam, and petitioner no 8 is the injured workman Rizwan in person. The deceased workmen along with petitioner no 8 were working as "helper" with M/s Amazing Creation, dealing in the manufacture and packing of garments and export of various type of garments - according to the petitioners and, dealing in dry cleaning, according to respondent No.2. According to the petitioners, the duties performed by the workmen included the acts of thread cutting, ironing, and chemical washing of the garments for export.