The Bombay High Court on Thursday questioned the way in which the officials of King Edward Medical (KEM) Hospital identified the deceased in the stampede at Elphinstone Road station. A division bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice NW Sambre said, "Are there no guidelines to be followed to identify the dead bodies, why wasn't a human approach adopted by the hospital?" The court also raised questions about the hospital and administration's ability to cope with the disaster. The bench said, "It is unfortunate that we (administration) is not equipped to deal with such incidents. People should be trained to handle such situations properly." The court has issued a notice to the Union and State governments for their reply to a criminal public interest litigation filed by one Pradeep Bhalekar seeking compensation for the victims and a prosecution be lodged against the railway officials and police who did not provide proper facilities resulting in the stampede. Advocate Nitin Satpute, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the authorities should have shown some decency and not been so negligent which caused the death of innocent lives. Satpute also argued that commuters should be allowed to travel without a ticket until proper facilities are provided by the Railway authorities. To this, the court said that it cannot be done The court has now posted the matter for further hearing in January next year.