Uphaar tragedy: Jail term for reality baron

The apex court, in a majority verdict of 2:1, asked Gopal Ansal to surrender within four weeks to  serve the remaining jail term of the one year punishment. However, the apex court gave relief to elder brother Sushil Ansal considering his advanced age by giving him the jail term already undergone by him, including the remission, in the case. The majority verdict pronounced by Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Kurian Joseph said that fine of Rs 30 crore each imposed on Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal by the apex court earlier was “not excessive”. The majority verdict was passed by Justices Gogoi and Joseph while Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel was in minority.

The apex court delivered the judgement on the pleas of CBI and the victims’ body seeking a review of the 2015 verdict in the case asking Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal to serve a two-year jail term if they fail to pay Rs 30 crore each as fine.