Victims' body moves SC, wants Sushil Ansal in jail

The victims of 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order sentencing

Sushil Ansal to the period already undergone by him in jail due to his age-related complications.

Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) mentioned the matter before a Bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar which agreed to list the plea for hearing on Wednesday.

In its application, AVUT has sought modification of the order granting relief to Sushil Ansal due to "age-related complications" saying no evidence was ever placed on judicial record by him.

It said both Sushil and Gopal Ansal, who was sentenced to one year jail term by the Apex Court, are healthy and be sent to jail to serve the remaining sentence in the case relating to the Uphaar tragedy that had killed 59 people on June 13, 1997.

A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, in a 2:1 majority verdict on February 9, had granted relief to 76-year-old Sushil Ansal considering his "advanced age-related complications" by awarding him jail term already undergone and had asked younger sibling Gopal to surrender in four weeks to serve the remaining jail term.