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august 2001

Supreme Court of India · 2001-08-17

G. PARK THEATRES ASSOCIATED P.LTD. vs ASSON. OF VICTIMS OF UPHAAR TRAGEDY &ORS

Citation / case number
SC 2000/8447
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
G. PARK THEATRES ASSOCIATED P.LTD.
Respondent
ASSON. OF VICTIMS OF UPHAAR TRAGEDY &ORS
Author
RAJENDRA BABU
Bench
S. RAJENDRA BABU & DORAISWAMY RAJU

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the maintainability of a writ petition filed by victims of the Uphaar theatre fire, asserting that the complex nature of causation and liability in such cases makes it unsuitable for resolution through a writ. The Court emphasized that the High Court's preliminary order did not dismiss the merits of the case but merely addressed the procedural aspects of the petition's maintainability. The Court declined to interfere with the High Court's order, allowing the matter to proceed in the appropriate forum.

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