India, Jan. 8 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government to expeditiously formulate an action plan, outlining safety measures to prevent fires and other accidents in hotels, clubs and restaurants across the Capital.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tejas Karia issued the directions while hearing a petition by advocate Arpit Bhargava, who sought orders to the Delhi government to conduct fire and safety audits of all hotels, clubs and restaurants in the Capital, and to frame and implement a compensation scheme for families of those killed or injured in fires.

The petition was filed in the aftermath of a massive fire that broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane in Goa last December that killed at...