46 councillors of the Morbi Nagar Palika sought to intervene in the matter, apprehending that the State was likely to take over the civic body after observations made by the Court.
An additional compensation will be paid to the families of each of the dead in the Morbi bridge collapse incident in October, the state government said in an affidavit filed before the High Court said on Monday.
The bench also noted that the compensation amounts declared by the State were abysmally low and needs to be realistic, just and cater to the need of the hour.
The Morbi Nagar Palika on Thursday squarely blamed the Ajanta Manufacturing Ltd (Oreva group) for the October 30 bridge collapse saying it not only opened the bridge for the public sans approval, but also without scientific testing of its sustainability and fitness.