The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to minimise earthquake damage, noting that seismic preparedness is a government policy matter. The bench questioned the petitioner’s arguments, remarking, “Should we relocate everyone to the moon?” while refusing to consider media reports

New Delhi: “So we should relocate everyone to the moon or where?” the Supreme Court asked on Friday while dismissing a petition which said 75 per cent of India’s population is in a high seismic zone and sought directions to the authorities to minimise damage from earthquakes.

The petitioner, who was appearing in person, told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that earlier it was considered that only Delhi was in the high seismic zone, but recently it was concluded that 7

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