New Delhi, July 16 -- The Delhi High court on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Fire service and other authorities in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe in the Karol Bagh fire incident in Vishal Mega Mart.

Division bench headed by Chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay sought a status report on the PIL filed by NGO Kutumb in two weeks. The matter is listed in September for hearing.

In the aftermath of the tragic fire at Vishal Mega Mart in Delhi's Karol Bagh that claimed two lives, NGO Kutumb has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged lapses by the respondents.

Advocate Rudra Vikram Singh appeared for Petitioner NGO in the matter.

Petitioner Kutumb has flagged seri...