Hyderabad, July 1 -- The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, June 30, expressed displeasure over the delay in enacting a law to regulate the safety of lifts and escalators in the state, and directed the government to file a fresh affidavit on its progress.

A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin was hearing a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the state government to expedite legislation on elevator safety.

The Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD), Law Secretary and Chief Electrical Inspector are among the respondents in the matter.

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The bench was examining an affidavit filed by the state...