{"id":47177,"date":"2017-02-28T07:46:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T02:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47177"},"modified":"2017-02-28T07:46:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T02:16:43","slug":"uphaar-case-sc-hear-plea-gopal-ansal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/uphaar-case-sc-hear-plea-gopal-ansal","title":{"rendered":"Uphaar case: SC to hear plea of Gopal Ansal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46944\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/1997-uphaar-fire-tragedy-gopal-ansal-serve-jail\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?fit=650%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?fit=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?fit=640%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46944 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?resize=300%2C185&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uphaar case: SC to hear plea of Gopal Ansal\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?resize=150%2C92&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/uphaar-fire_650x400_71426057560.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uphaar case: SC to hear plea of Gopal Ansal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on March 3 the fresh plea of real estate baron Gopal Ansal seeking modification of its verdict asking him to serve the remaining jail term in the Uphaar fire case.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court had recently asked Gopal Ansal to undergo the remaining jail term in the case while his elder brother Sushil Ansal got relief from incarceration with a prison term already undergone by him in view of age-related complications.<\/p>\n<p>The younger brother has sought similar relief claiming that he was 69 years old and would suffer irreparable damage to his health if he is sent to jail.<\/p>\n<p>A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar assured senior advocate Ram Jethmalani that it would ascertain the availability of the bench which had heard the review and would list it for hearing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Senior advocate K T S Tulsi, appearing for the Association for Victims of Uphaar Tragedy, opposed the plea saying there cannot be a review of the review judgement.<\/p>\n<p>59 people had died in the 1996 fire tragedy in the Uphaar Cinema owned by the Ansals.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on March 3 the fresh plea of real estate baron Gopal Ansal seeking modification of its verdict asking him to serve the remaining jail term in the Uphaar fire case. 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