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He added that city’s hotels are flouting rules as well, including Hotel Arpit Palace, where17 people died in a fire. The plea, filed by advocate Arpit Bhargava, alleged that community halls or ‘barat ghars’ are violating safety norms. The PIL claimed that wedding halls are running without safety norms and are a threat to the lives of people attending events there. A plea seeking an immediate crackdown on illegal hotels, which are also being booked through online platforms and operating without clearances or safety measures, was filed before the Delhi High Court Tuesday. With regard to community halls, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) had informed the court that illegal ‘barat ghars’ are not checked by it for fire safety..