This story is from July 3, 2007

Delhi HC stays summons against Gopal Ansal

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the summons issued by a lower court against two accused of Uphaar tragedy case for allegedly threatening Neelam Krishnamoorthy.
Delhi HC stays summons against Gopal Ansal
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the summons issued by a lower court against two accused of Uphaar tragedy case for allegedly threatening Neelam Krishnamoorthy, president of Association of Uphaar Tragedy Victims.
Justice B N Chaturvedi, after hearing the Counsel of Gopal Bansal and P S Sharma, stayed the order of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACCM) and issued notices to the NCT Government and Krishnamoorthy.
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The Court also directed the respondents (NCT Government and Neelam) to file their reply by November 13 when the matter would be taken up for hearing.
ACCM Kamini Lau had issued summons to the Ansal brothers and their two employees, Praveen Sharma and Deepak Kathpalia and directed them to appear before her on July 9.
Lau had issued summons to them on a complaint of Krishnamoorthy who alleged that she was abused and threatened by the two employees of Ansal brothers on May 10.
Krishnamoorthy, who lost her two minor children in the tragedy in which 57 others were asphyxiated to death during the screening of Hindi blockbuster Boarder on 13 June 1997, alleged her pictures were taken on May 10 when she was coming out of the courtroom after attending the proceedings.
The trial in the case has reached at its fag end as the prosecution has completed the recording of evidence with the testimony of 115 witnesses.
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