Uphaar case: SC to hear Gopal Ansal's plea against jail term on Monday
March 03, 2017  11:16
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SC agrees to hear on Monday the plea of Gopal Ansal against the jail term in Uphaar fire case.  A fresh plea has been filed by real estate baron Gopal Ansal seeking modification of the SC verdict asking him to serve the remaining jail term in the Uphaar fire case.

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.

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.

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.

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 judgment.

59 people died in the 1996
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