Senior Advocate Ajay Bagadia, appearing with Advocate Saily Purandare for one of the petitioners, along with Advocates Aditya Pratap Singh, Manish Yadav, M.S. Chandel and Ritesh Inani, argued that the tragedy was a direct consequence of sewage mixing, pipeline leakages and failure to maintain potable water standards. It was contended that despite interim directions issued earlier by the Court, safe drinking water, medical facilities and proper testing were still not being adequately ensured on the ground. The Commission has been vested with powers of a civil court and is required to submit an interim report within four weeks. Order Date: 27.01.2026Bench: Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi