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Conclude hearing of Ansals' appeal by May 15, Delhi HC sets deadline
March 03, 2022 7:51 am
On Wednesday, the extension for deciding the appeals was granted after hearing Sushil Ansal’s application, on the ground that the record in the case is voluminous. The prayer was opposed by the prosecution.
Suspending sentence would amount to eroding public's faith in judiciary: Delhi HC dismisses Ansals’ applications
February 16, 2022 9:09 pm
On November 8 last year, a lower court had sentenced Sushil and Gopal Ansal to seven years in prison for tampering with evidence in the case.
Uphaar fire: Court convicts Ansal brothers in evidence tampering case
October 08, 2021 9:18 pm
Along with the Ansal brothers, the court held two of their employees, PP Batra and Anoop Singh, and former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma guilty
Uphaar Tragedy: The 23-year-old legal battle ends, leaving families heartbroken
February 24, 2020 11:22 am
Halfway through the screening of Border, a fire broke out at Delhi’s Uphaar cinema, owned by brothers Sushil and Gopal Ansal, on June 13, 1997, leaving 59 people dead. Trapped inside the hall, most died of asphyxiation. The fire, one of the deadliest in the country, also left over 100 people injured.
FIR against Sushil Ansal for concealing criminal cases from passport authorities: Delhi Police to HC
February 06, 2019 10:22 pm
The Delhi Police also told the court that apart from Sunil Ansal the other accused include the three policemen- two of whom retired in 2014- who in 2013 had given a favourable verification report, despite the pending criminal cases, which led to issuance of the travel document to him.
Uphaar fire tragedy: Government recommends rejection of Ansal’s plea
June 21, 2017 2:39 am
On June 3, 1997, 59 people, trapped in the balcony of Uphaar cinema in Green Park area of south Delhi, died of asphyxia when a fire broke out during the screening of the movie ‘Border’.
Accused who threatened Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy chief apologise
May 27, 2017 8:17 pm
Neelam Krishnamoorthy had gone to the court for attending the trial proceedings in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case. The accused were charged for passing lewd remarks against her and clicking her photographs.
Uphaar fire: From 2 years jail to 1 to freedom, how the Ansals’ lot changed
August 20, 2015 6:55 am
The judge had held the brothers were “in real and effective control of the theatre and management of the company”.
1997 Uphaar fire: Victims' families await closure of case
April 26, 2015 11:51 am
The apex court has been hearing cross-appeals filed by CBI, AVUT and the Ansals challenging the Delhi High Court order.
Uphaar case: SC judge recuses himself from hearing Ansal's plea
June 16, 2014 3:21 pm
AVUT approached the SC against Ansals' travelling abroad without court's permission.
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