The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Ansal brothers, convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, to file an application to de-seal the cinemas..A Bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah directed the concerned trial court to take a decision on the same in accordance with law within ten weeks..A devastating fire at Uphaar Cinemas on June 13, 1997 took 59 lives and left several people injured. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after completing its investigation, had submitted a chargesheet against Sushil Ansal, Gopal Ansal and others accused.In the main case, the Supreme Court in 2015 held the Ansal brothers guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the tragedy.They were initially sentenced to the period already served and had also been slapped fine of ₹30 crore.Later in a review petition, the top court decided to send Gopal Ansal back to jail for a year while giving a reprieve to Sushil considering his advanced age. A curative petition by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) against this order was later rejected..The Delhi High Court had in September 2022 issued notice to the State government and the two brothers on a plea by AVUT challenging the Ansals' early release in an evidence-tampering case in connection with the tragedy..[Read Supreme Court order].Uphaar Fire Tragedy: The mother who still finds strength from children she lost two decades ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Ansal brothers, convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, to file an application to de-seal the cinemas..A Bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah directed the concerned trial court to take a decision on the same in accordance with law within ten weeks..A devastating fire at Uphaar Cinemas on June 13, 1997 took 59 lives and left several people injured. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after completing its investigation, had submitted a chargesheet against Sushil Ansal, Gopal Ansal and others accused.In the main case, the Supreme Court in 2015 held the Ansal brothers guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the tragedy.They were initially sentenced to the period already served and had also been slapped fine of ₹30 crore.Later in a review petition, the top court decided to send Gopal Ansal back to jail for a year while giving a reprieve to Sushil considering his advanced age. A curative petition by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) against this order was later rejected..The Delhi High Court had in September 2022 issued notice to the State government and the two brothers on a plea by AVUT challenging the Ansals' early release in an evidence-tampering case in connection with the tragedy..[Read Supreme Court order].Uphaar Fire Tragedy: The mother who still finds strength from children she lost two decades ago