The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Bihar government on a petition that has sought the court’s intervention to issue directions to the state to conduct the “highest level” of structural audit of all existing and under-construction bridges and to demolish or retrofit weak structures depending on feasibility after several bridges collapsed in the state recently.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud asked the Bihar government and the other respondents concerned to file a reply to the petition filed by Brajesh Singh.