Hyderabad, July 1 -- The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 30 expressed dissatisfaction with the state government's delay in framing fire safety rules.

The High Court had asked Telangana chief secretary Rama Krishna Rao and the state government for updates on framing of Telangana Fire Service Subordinate Service Rules. A division bench comprising justice P Sam Koshy and Justice Nandikonda Narsing Rao asked the chief secretary to appear before the court on July 16 if the rules aren't laid out by then.

The bench was dealing with a petition complaining that the government had not framed the rules. GO 568 dated November 24 1992, which prescribes AP Fire Service Subordinate Service Rules, were not enforced due to the several conditions an...