Mumbai:The Bombay High Court today issued notices to Maharashtra and Central governments asking them to file affidavits explaining the steps taken or to be taken to prevent terrorist attacks in future.
The directive came in response to two PILs filed in wake of the November 26 attacks in the metropolis that killed 170 persons and injured over 300.
"Please examine whether constitutional rights to life also cover right to live with safety and a sense of security," a bench headed by Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar said.
In an apparent reference to media coverage of the terror strikes, the Chief Justice said exposition of security plan by "media" had gone too far. It would be an issue to be examined in one of the PILs, he said.
The PIL filed by advocate V P Patil alleges that there was a systemic failure which allowed the terror attacks to happen. Another PIL, filed by Society of India s Law Firms, sought setting up of a citizens committee to tackle the menace of terrorism.
The court has given the state and union governments two weeks time to file their replies.
