3 years ago
Theatre fire victims seek early decision on compensation
New Delhi, May 12 - The Supreme Court Tuesday decided to begin hearing from October a bunch of lawsuits challenging the distribution of compensation among the victims of the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy. On a plea by the theatre fire victims seeking expeditious decision, a bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan decided to begin hearing from October all the lawsuits challenging the Delhi Hi ... read more

4 years ago
Stay in jail, apex court tells Ansals
New Delhi, Jan 15 - The Supreme Court Thursday refused to review and set aside its Sep 10 order that cancelled the Ansal brothers' bail and ordered jail for the real estate tycoons' lapses leading to the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy here. A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice G.S. Singhvi refused to set aside its order, dismissing the review petitions of Gopal Ansal and Sushil Ansal in ... read more

4 years ago
Ansals move Supreme Court against Uphaar tragedy conviction
New Delhi, Jan 13 - The Supreme Court Tuesday promised to hear Jan 23 the real estate tycoons Ansal brothers' plea challenging their conviction and jail term for their lapses leading to the June 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy here. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam promised to hear the pleas of Gopal Ansal and Sushil Ansal after senior counsel Ram Jethmalani ... read more

4 years ago
Ansals to share cell in Tihar jail
New Delhi, Sep 11 - From living life in the lap of luxury, real estate tycoon brothers Sushil and Gopal Ansal were Thursday sent to a dingy cell in the Tihar Jail here after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to them in the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy that had claimed 59 lives. The Ansals, who have made their money by building swanky bungalows and hi-tech buildings, are to share a ... read more

4 years ago
Ansal brothers sent to jail in Uphaar fire case
New Delhi, Sep 11 - A Central Bureau of Investigation - special court Thursday sent real estate tycoons Sushil and Gopal Ansal to judicial custody till the time their appeal is heard against their conviction for lapses that led to the June 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy. CBI Special Judge I.K. Kohar sent the Ansal brothers to judicial custody after they surrendered before the court following t ... read more

4 years ago
Apex court orders jail for Ansals
New Delhi, Sep 10 - The Supreme Court Wednesday cancelled the bails of real estate tycoon Ansal brothers and ordered jail for them till disposal of their appeals against their conviction for their murderous lapses in the June 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy. A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice G.S. Singhvi, which initially ordered 'forthwith' arrest of Gopal Ansal and Sushil Ansal, howe ... read more

4 years ago
Apex court ticks off CBI for not acting on Ansal arrest warrants
New Delhi, Aug 22 - Ticking off the Central Bureau of Investigation - for delaying the arrest of the Ansal brothers, the Supreme Court Friday ordered the probe agency to promptly arrest the real estate tycoons for allegedly misusing their stay outside jail to delay disposal of their appeals against conviction in the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy. A bench of Acting Chief Justice B.N. Agrawal o ... read more

4 years ago
Arrest Ansal brothers for Uphaar tragedy: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Aug 22 - The Supreme Court Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation - to arrest real-estate tycoons, the Ansal brothers, for lapses that led to Uphaar theatre fire tragedy in which 59 people died. A bench of acting Chief Justice B.N. Agrawal ordered CBI to arrest Gopal Ansal and Sushil Ansal without delay as per the apex court's order last week. The tragedy claimed 59 lives, ... read more

5 years ago
Uphaar victims' kin want stiffer sentences
New Delhi, March 3 - The Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy - pleaded to the Delhi High Court Monday to take up on priority basis their appeal to increase the sentences of those found guilty in the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy. However, the court said it would hear the plea only after it has heard the arguments from the convicts challenging their sentencing. Appearing on behalf of AVUT ... read more

New Delhi | 5 years ago
Verdict reserved in Uphaar fire tragedy case
New Delhi, Aug 21 - More than a decade after 59 people were asphyxiated to death and over a hundred others injured in the Uphaar theatre fire tragedy during the maiden show of blockbuster 'Border' June 13, 1997, a Delhi court Tuesday reserved its verdict in the case of criminal negligence associated with the tragedy.Additional Sessions Judge Mamta Sehgal reserved the verdict after conclusion of ar ... read more