A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar today posted the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a judicial inquiry into the stampede on the narrow bridge linking the Parel and Elphinstone Road railway stations for hearing on October 6.
The petition has been filed by Thane resident Vikrant Tawde.
"What urgency? Overnight what can we do?" Justice Chellur said after Tawde's lawyer V P Patil sought an urgent hearing.
Another bench headed by Justice B R Gavai posted a PIL seeking a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to October 5.
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Petitioners Faisal Banaraswala and Abdul Qureshi have also demanded that the railways remove bottlenecks on overbridges, instal escalators and create multiple entry and exit points.
"Several commuters who take the bridge on a regular basis had warned railway officials and the government via letters and tweets about the condition of the bridge. But no action was taken," the PIL said.