UPHAAR

The Delhi High Court rejected an application by real estate tycoon Gopal Ansal, seeking an urgent hearing of his plea for renewal of passport for 10 years. Ansal has said in his application that he needs to travel abroad for business meetings for wh...

A Delhi court has ordered the de-sealing of Uphaar cinema hall, scene of a 1997 tragedy where 59 people died in a fire. The ruling said "absolutely no purpose would be served to keep the property sealed", and contacted parties had given their agreem...

"I say that there is no subsisting charge, lien, mortgage, or loan on the Uphaar Cinema premises located at Green Park Extension, New Delhi (subject matter of the captioned application)," company's authorised representative Vinod Kumar Kumar Saigal ...

A Delhi court has sought response from the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) on an application moved by real estate tycoon Sushil Ansal, convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case, to de-seal the cinema premises. Principal District ...

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"Trial court to take a decision in accordance with law, as early as possible, within a period of 10 weeks," a bench led by Justice KM Joseph said, while noting that the trial in the case was over and the former directors of Ansal Group - Sushil and ...

Ansal's plea was vehemently opposed by the counsel for the producers of the web series, Netflix and authors of the book -- the parents. In his plea, Ansal had said he has been "punished both legally and socially" and the release of the series, based...

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The apex court had in August 2015 allowed real estate barons -- Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal -- to walk free and asked them to pay a fine of Rs 30 crore each, which would be used for setting up the trauma centre.

A massive fire had broken out at the Uphaar cinema during the screening of the Hindi film 'Border' on June 13, 1997, claiming 59 lives.

The lawsuit by the 83-year-old Ansal also sought to restrain the circulation and publication of a book titled 'Trial by Fire- The tragic tale of the Uphaar Tragedy'.

The high court said the record showed that by its August 10, 2021 order the trial court had said it had no objection to the renewal of the petitioner's passport as per rules and procedure which permit renewal of the travel document for one year for ...

Out of the six sets of documents, a cheque of Rs 50 lakh, issued by Sushil Ansal to himself, and minutes of the MD's meetings, proved beyond doubt that the two brothers were handling the day-to-day affairs of the theatre at the relevant time, the ch...

Meanwhile, the high court issued bailable warrant against Ansal's then employee P P Batra, who was also convicted in the evidence tampering case, as neither he nor any lawyer on his behalf was present in the court during the hearing on the victims' ...

The petitioner organisation, represented through senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, has challenged the trial court's order on sentence and sought enhancement of the jail term from the period already undergone to the original sentence of seven years awarde...

​​The petition, challenging the trial court's order on sentence and seeking enhancement of the jail term from the period already undergone to the original sentence of seven years awarded to the convicts earlier, was listed before Justice Asha Menon ...

"We empathise with you (Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy chairperson Neelam Krishnamoorti). Many lives were lost, which can never be compensated. But you must understand that penal policy is not about retribution. We have to consider their (...

A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered to release real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, after considering they had already undergone the jail term in the evidence tampering case related to the Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy incident. District judge...

District Judge Dharmesh Sharma dismissed the appeal filed by real estate barons and two others challenging their conviction by a magisterial court. The court will hear arguments on the quantum of punishment Tuesday. The court, however, acquitted one...