Trial By Fire: In a major relief to Abhay Deol, Rajshri Deshpande and the producers the film Trial By Fire, Delhi high court has refused to grant an interim stay on its release. It allowed the film to premiere on Netflix on Friday. The film is about the 1997 Uphaar cinema tragedy in Delhi.
Delhi high court gave major relief to Abhay Deol, Rajshri Deshpande and the producers of their new film Trial By Fire after it refused to grant stay on the film’s release. Trial By Fire is based on the 1997 Uphaar Cinema tragedy.
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Petition against producers
Real estate baron Sushil Ansal had filed a plea against the producers of the film. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma rejected the plea. Sushil was convicted in the Uphaar tragedy case and he filed a plea and sought a permanent and mandatory injunction restraining the production company and others from releasing Trial By Fire.
The film is based on the book Trial By Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy written by Neelam Krishnamoorthy and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy. Rajshri and Abhay essay the roles of Neelam and Shekhar, respectively.
Sushil’s lawyer, senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal submitted that he (Sushil) was held guilty under Section 304A of IPC (causing death by negligence), and not murder. He added that the series labels him as a ‘murderer’, and that the “book is grossly defamatory and wilfully false”. Sushil also sought restraint of further publication and circulation of the book, published by Penguin Random House Ltd.
“Not entitled to any relief”
Lawyer for Netflix Rajiv Nayar told the court that the plaintiff was “not entitled to any relief” and the book, on which this web series is based, has been in public domain since 2016. Rajiv added that the trailer for Trial By Fire released online on January 4 but Sushil didn’t approach the court before January 10, just three days prior to the show’s release date (January 13).
Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa who appeared for Upahar Tragedy Victims Association, in opposition of the suit and said, “When the book was published, an application was filed in the Apex Court that they shouldn’t be allowed to travel abroad. Notice was issued to them and reference of the book was in application.”
Total 59 people were burnt alive when a fire broke out in Uphaar cinema hall at Green Park (Delhi) on June 13, 1997. More than a hundred people were injured in the incident. The fire broke out during the screening of the Hindi film Border.
Sushil Ansal, along with his brother and several others, were convicted in the case and owners of the cinema, including Sushil, were sentenced to a year in prison.
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