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.