<p>India&rsquo;s Supreme Court on Monday refused to give more time to Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal, who has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for a fire in the south Delhi theatre that killed 59 people.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The top court had ordered him to surrender by March 20.</p>

<p>The apex court told senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who appeared for Ansal, to ask the real estate baron to undergo the rest of his jail term.</p>

<p>Ansal had filed an application in Supreme Court seeking to extend the time to surrender for serving the one-year jail term.</p>

<p>At least 59 people died after a fire broke out in Uphaar cinema on June 13, 1997, during the screening of JP Dutta&#39;s film Border.</p>

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The top court had ordered him to surrender by March 20

India’s Supreme Court on Monday refused to give more time to Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal, who has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for a fire in the south Delhi theatre that killed 59 people. Uphaar cinema fire case: Supreme Court refuses to give more time to Gopal Ansal to surrender. He will have to undergo rest of the jail term pic.twitter.com/9xljO8TUIJ — ANI (@ANI_news) March 20, 2017 × The top court had ordered him to surrender by March 20. The apex court told senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani, who appeared for Ansal, to ask the real estate baron to undergo the rest of his jail term. Ansal had filed an application in Supreme Court seeking to extend the time to surrender for serving the one-year jail term. At least 59 people died after a fire broke out in Uphaar cinema on June 13, 1997, during the screening of JP Dutta's film Border. (WION)

Uphaar cinema tragedy: Supreme Court asks Gopal Ansal to surrender

<p>Gopal Ansal surrendered today before Tihar jail authorities to undergo one-year jail term in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case after the Supreme Court refused to grant him more time.</p>

<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul rejected the plea moved by the real estate baron seeking more time to surrender on the ground that he has moved a mercy plea before the President, and had asked him to surrender by this evening.</p>

<p>&quot;Ansal surrendered around 5-5.30 PM. He is currently lodged in the hospital at Jail No. 3 as he complained of some health issues,&quot; said a jail official.</p>

<p>The bench said, &quot;Sorry, we can&#39;t,&quot; when senior advocate Ram Jethmalani mentioned the matter and sought more time, telling the court that they have already approached the President with their mercy plea.</p>

<p>The apex court also rejected the plea from the senior advocate seeking a direction for speedy disposal of his mercy plea, pending before the President, saying that it cannot interfere in it as it is an exclusive jurisdiction of the President.</p>

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<p>The apex court, on March 9, had dismissed Ansal&#39;s petition for parity with his elder brother Sushil Ansal, who was awarded jail term already undergone by him considering his &quot;age-related complications&quot;, and directed him to surrender by today to serve the prison term.</p>

<p>69-year-old Gopal Ansal was in jail earlier for around four-and-a-half-month in connection with the case relating to the June 13, 1997 fire tragedy in which 59 persons had died in Uphaar cinema during the screening of Hindi movie &#39;Border&#39;.</p>

<p>Over 100 people were injured in the subsequent stampede.</p>

<p>A bench headed by Justice Gogoi, in a 2:1 majority verdict on February 9, had granted relief to 76-year-old Sushil Ansal considering age-related complications by awarding him the jail term already undergone and had asked Gopal to surrender in four weeks to serve the remaining jail term.</p>

<p>Gopal had thereafter approached the apex court seeking modification of its order on the grounds of parity, saying he was 69-year-old and would suffer irreparable damage to his health if sent to prison.</p>

<p>In its February 9 judgement, the apex court had upheld the fine of Rs 30 crore each imposed on both the convicts and said it should be utilised for setting up a trauma centre.</p>

<p>Earlier, a two-judge bench of the apex court had on March 5, 2014 held Sushil and Gopal Ansal guilty, but differed on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them after which the matter was heard by a three-judge bench.</p>

<p>The Delhi High Court had on December 19, 2008 awarded one-year jail term to both Sushil and Gopal Ansal in the case while reducing the two-year sentence imposed on them by the trial court.</p>

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Gopal Ansal surrendered today before Tihar jail authorities to undergo one-year jail term in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case after the Supreme Court refused to grant him more time. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul rejected the plea moved by the real estate baron seeking more time to surrender on the ground that he has moved a mercy plea before the President, and had asked him to surrender by this evening. "Ansal surrendered around 5-5.30 PM. He is currently lodged in the hospital at Jail No. 3 as he complained of some health issues," said a jail official. The bench said, "Sorry, we can't," when senior advocate Ram Jethmalani mentioned the matter and sought more time, telling the court that they have already approached the President with their mercy plea. The apex court also rejected the plea from the senior advocate seeking a direction for speedy disposal of his mercy plea, pending before the President, saying that it cannot interfere in it as it is an exclusive jurisdiction of the President. Ansal surrendered around 5-5.30 PM. He is currently lodged in the hospital at Jail No. 3 as he complained of some health issues,' said a jail official × The apex court, on March 9, had dismissed Ansal's petition for parity with his elder brother Sushil Ansal, who was awarded jail term already undergone by him considering his "age-related complications", and directed him to surrender by today to serve the prison term. 69-year-old Gopal Ansal was in jail earlier for around four-and-a-half-month in connection with the case relating to the June 13, 1997 fire tragedy in which 59 persons had died in Uphaar cinema during the screening of Hindi movie 'Border'. Over 100 people were injured in the subsequent stampede. A bench headed by Justice Gogoi, in a 2:1 majority verdict on February 9, had granted relief to 76-year-old Sushil Ansal considering age-related complications by awarding him the jail term already undergone and had asked Gopal to surrender in four weeks to serve the remaining jail term. Gopal had thereafter approached the apex court seeking modification of its order on the grounds of parity, saying he was 69-year-old and would suffer irreparable damage to his health if sent to prison. In its February 9 judgement, the apex court had upheld the fine of Rs 30 crore each imposed on both the convicts and said it should be utilised for setting up a trauma centre. Earlier, a two-judge bench of the apex court had on March 5, 2014 held Sushil and Gopal Ansal guilty, but differed on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to them after which the matter was heard by a three-judge bench. The Delhi High Court had on December 19, 2008 awarded one-year jail term to both Sushil and Gopal Ansal in the case while reducing the two-year sentence imposed on them by the trial court. (PTI)

20 years after Uphaar fire, Gopal Ansal surrenders at Tihar jail

<p>India&#39;s highest court, the Supreme Court, on Thursday sentenced real estate baron Gopal Ansal to a one-year jail term in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy case.</p>

<p>A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, and also comprising Justicers Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar passed the order.</p>

<p>The review petitions of the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were dismissed by the court.</p>

<p>Ansal will now serve a&nbsp;one-year jail sentence of which he had already served four months.</p>

<p>The CBI and the AVUT sought review of the apex court verdict, delivered on August 19, 2015, sending Ansal brothers to two years of jail term if they fail to pay 300 million Indian Rupees each within three months.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The convicts have already paid the fine.</p>

<p>As many as 59 people, trapped in the balcony&nbsp;of the theatre, had died due to asphyxia and more than 100 were injured in the subsequent stampede following a fire that broke out during the 3-6 pm screening of Hindi movie &quot;Border&quot;&nbsp;on June 13, 1997.</p>

<p>Neelam and Sekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost their daughter Unnati and son Ujwal in the tragedy eighteen years ago, are fighting the case from lower courts to the India`s highest court for the justice to the victims.</p>

<p>The Krishnamurthys have sought more stringent punishment so that such incidents do not happen again.</p>

<p>The victims&#39; body had also mentioned the review plea for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur who said a new bench would be constituted to hear the review petitions filed by CBI and the association.</p>

<p>Prior to that, a bench headed by Justice AR&nbsp;Dave, now retired, had decided to hear in open court the petitions filed by CBI and AVUT seeking review of the 2015 verdict. Following the judgement, Sushil and Gopal Ansal had deposited&nbsp;300 million Indian rupees each to avoid the jail term.</p>

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Ansal has already served four months of his one-year jail sentence

India's highest court, the Supreme Court, on Thursday sentenced real estate baron Gopal Ansal to a one-year jail term in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy case. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, and also comprising Justicers Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar passed the order. The review petitions of the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were dismissed by the court. Ansal will now serve a one-year jail sentence of which he had already served four months. The CBI and the AVUT sought review of the apex court verdict, delivered on August 19, 2015, sending Ansal brothers to two years of jail term if they fail to pay 300 million Indian Rupees each within three months. The convicts have already paid the fine. As many as 59 people, trapped in the balcony of the theatre, had died due to asphyxia and more than 100 were injured in the subsequent stampede following a fire that broke out during the 3-6 pm screening of Hindi movie "Border" on June 13, 1997. Neelam and Sekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost their daughter Unnati and son Ujwal in the tragedy eighteen years ago, are fighting the case from lower courts to the India`s highest court for the justice to the victims. The Krishnamurthys have sought more stringent punishment so that such incidents do not happen again. The victims' body had also mentioned the review plea for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur who said a new bench would be constituted to hear the review petitions filed by CBI and the association. Prior to that, a bench headed by Justice AR Dave, now retired, had decided to hear in open court the petitions filed by CBI and AVUT seeking review of the 2015 verdict. Following the judgement, Sushil and Gopal Ansal had deposited 300 million Indian rupees each to avoid the jail term. (ANI)

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Uphaar cinema tragedy: Supreme Court asks Gopal Ansal to surrender

20 years after Uphaar fire, Gopal Ansal surrenders at Tihar jail

Uphaar cinema tragedy: India's top court orders realtor Gopal Ansal to serve one year in jail