Supreme Court Dismisses Plea On Earthquakes: Should We Relocate Everyone To Moon?

Dec 12, 2025 05:16 pm CST

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition seeking directions to minimize earthquake damage in high seismic zones where 75% of India's population reportedly resides. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta questioned if everyone should be relocated to the moon and stated that earthquake preparedness falls under government policy decisions rather than judicial intervention.