Charred remains of the site of a fire in Lucknow, on June 22, 2026
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Following the devastating fire incident in Aliganj, Lucknow, that killed 15 people, old records and actions taken by the development authority concerning the building have come under scrutiny. The building where the tragic fire broke out on Monday (June 22, 2026) had been issued a demolition order in 2016 over unauthorised construction. However, the order was revoked in less than two months.The building, numbered MS/102/D and located in Sector D of the Aliganj Scheme, was originally allotted on July 11, 1980, to Vijay Kumar, son of Rameshwar Sahay, under a hire-purchase scheme through a lottery system. After the execution of the agreement on November 4, 1980, possession of the property was handed over to the allottee. In 2005, the property was registered in the names of Vijay Kumar and his wife Usha through a sale deed.Subsequently, on January 19, 2013, they sold the property to Virendra Pratap Shukla and Surendra Pratap Shukla. On August 7, 2014, the Lucknow Development Authority completed the mutation process in favor of Virendra and Surendra. The building, spread over approximately 1,992 square feet, received approval for a residential-use building plan on August 20, 2014, under the self-certification building plan scheme.
