The Court expressed shock at news reports indicating that the gaming zone might have taken advantage of the loopholes in the Gujarat Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations (CGDCR) to pave its way for creating illegal recreational activities.
It took note that as per some Gujarati newspapers, the gaming zone had created temporary tin structures to overcome the technicalities in taking permissions.
Additionally, the Court noted that such gaming zones, apart from the city of Rajkot, have also come up in Ahmedabad and pose significant threat to public safety.
The Court concluded that prima facie, the disaster was man-made.
“Some newspapers also suggest that at the Rajkot Gaming Zone, there was stock of highly inflammable materials such as fuel and tyres, fiber glass shades etc,” it recorded.
Source: Barandbench
