The Gujarat government opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year's Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed 135 persons, asserting that he is the main accused.
The Gujarat government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found in its preliminary probe that corrosion on nearly half of the wires on a cable led to the collapse of the Morbi bridge.
The Gujarat High Court agreed to the Oreva Group's offer on Wednesday to pay compensation to the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse that left 135 dead and several injured but said it will "not absolve it of any liability".
A court in Gujarat's Mordi on Wednesday rejected bail applications of eight out of nine persons arrested in connection with the suspension bridge collapse tragedy.