New Delhi: The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear the plea of real estate baron Gopal Ansal seeking extension of time to surrender for serving one-year jail term in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.
Jethmalani said he would not be available on March 9 and 10 as he has to go to Pune for teaching assignment and the bench can fix Gopal's appeal for hearing immediately after the reopening of the apex court post Holi vacation on March 20. The senior counsel said as the time to surrender would expire on Thursday, the bench can extend it.
"We know that the period is expiring tomorrow and that is why the matter has been listed for tomorrow. It is very unlikely that we (two-judge bench) will extend it. The matter has been earmarked and fixed before a different combination (of judges), so this combination cannot pass any order on extending the time," the bench said.
"It (matter) is coming up tomorrow before the bench and we will see," the bench said.
The apex court would also hear Gopal's plea in which he has sought a relief similar to the one given to his elder brother, Sushil Ansal, who was awarded the jail term already undergone by him due to "advanced age-related complications".
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