New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the CBI to explain why it continued to seize the Uphaar cinema premises in New Delhi.
The SC directive came after Ansal Theatres filed an application seeking release of the hall for renovation and reuse.
The Uphaar cinema fire tragedy in June 1997 had claimed dozens of lives.
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10:58 AM, May 08, 2013
In the past decade, India has seen at least nine major fire tragedies and loss of lives and property. However, not a single individual so far has been held accountable. ...
11:57 PM, Feb 27, 2013
In the past decade, India has seen at least nine major fire tragedies and loss of lives and property. However, not a single individual so far has been held accountable. ...
10:45 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Real estate baron Gopal Ansal, one of the convicts in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case, on February 2 moved a plea in a Delhi court seeking clubbing of two other pending criminal cases against him. Ansal, in an application filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan, has sought joint trials in two separate FIRs lodged, in 2006 and 2007, for allegedly fudging the judicial records of the Uphaar...
04:00 PM, Feb 02, 2013
New Delhi: Uphaar cinema owner Sushil Ansal on Thursday apologised to the family members of the victims killed in the 1997 fire tragedy in the hall. Ansal apologised for the fire tragedy which resulted in the death of 59 people and said that he was willing to construct a trauma centre for the public. The apology was issued on a petition moved by Neelam Krishnamurthy, the mother of two children...
04:56 PM, Oct 04, 2012
15 years after the Uphaar fire tragedy, families of the victims are still fighting for justice. ...
11:55 AM, Jun 18, 2012
New Delhi: Family members of victims of Uphaar fire tragedy on Wednesday held a prayer meet in the memory of 59 persons who died in the theatre 15 years ago and urged the government to bring in legislation to deal with such man-made disasters. Association of Victims of the Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT), which is fighting legal battles, said nothing concrete has happened in the last three years after the government...
12:07 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to submit a file on the Uphaar theatre fire victims' plea for grant of sanction to prosecute former IPS officer Amod Kanth for allegedly allowing an extra row of seats in the hall, leading to closure of one of its crucial exits. Justice Vipin Sanghi directed the counsel for Union Home Ministry to place on record the original file...
04:05 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Shekhar and Neelam Krishnamoorthy lost their two children in the Uphaar cinema fire in 1997. ...
06:38 PM, Oct 16, 2011
Citizens expose scams and battle insensitive authorities. They share their stories, videos and pictures. ...
07:17 PM, Oct 15, 2011
After 2 years of follow ups by the Krishnamoorthy's, CNN-IBN does a check of fire safety norms at Nehru place. ...
07:00 PM, Oct 15, 2011
The Convenor of Association of Uphaar Victims Tragedy said no one has respect for public safety in this country. ...
11:55 PM, Oct 13, 2011
Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena continues to attack Anna supporters. SC reduces compensation in Uphaar tragedy case. ...
11:48 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday slashed the compensation relief awarded to the victims of the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire case, disappointing the families who have lost their loved ones in the tragedy. After fighting for nearly 15 years, the Supreme Court verdict on Thursday came as a major setback for the families of the 59 Uphaar tragedy victims as the compensation to the families of deceased older than...
10:15 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: Disappointing the families who lost their loved ones in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire incident, the Supreme Court on Thursday slashed the compensation awarded to the victims of the tragedy. Compensation to the families of deceased older than 20 years has been cut from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 10 lakh each, while for those below 20 years of age, compensation has been reduced from Rs 15 lakh...
05:12 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: In a major relief for Ansal Theatre and Clubotels Ltd in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy in New Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday reduced the compensation payable to the family of those killed in the tragedy. The apex court reduced the compensation for persons above 20 years who died in the tragedy from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and that for people below 20...
02:28 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: More than 12 years after the harrowing inferno that snuffed out 59 lives and injured 103, the Supreme Court is expected to deliver its verdict on Thursday on the quantum of compensation to be awarded to the victims of the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy. The Delhi High Court had ordered the theatre owners and the Delhi government to pay Rs 25 crore as compensation to the victims...
07:45 AM, Oct 13, 2011
CJ Neelam says no action has been taken in Uphaar fire case, in which 2 of her children were killed. ...
08:49 PM, Jun 18, 2011
New Delhi: The Patiala House Court on Thursday rejected the Central Bureau of Investigation's closure report on former IPS officer Amod Kanth in the Uphaar Cinema fire case in which 59 people had died in 1997. The court has made Amod Kanth an accused in the case and has summoned him saying there is enough evidence to prosecute him for allowing extra seats in the cinema hall. "The investigation report...
05:26 PM, Aug 12, 2010
There is anger and outrage over the Bhopal verdict, but the reality is that in most man-made disasters, offenders walk free. ...
10:43 PM, Jun 12, 2010
