India, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Delhi government on the implementation of its decade-old order of developing a trauma centre in memory of the 59 victims of the Uphaar Cinema fire in June 1997.

In September 2015, the top court ordered that the trauma centre be built using the Rs.60 crore paid as compensationby Ansal brothers, the owners of Uphaar Cinema.

On Wednesday, a bench headed by justice Surya Kant passed the order on an application filed by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT). The association informed the court about its order of September 22, 2015 by which the trauma facility was required to be completed within two years.

The AVUT, represented by advocate Diksha Rai, told...