India, Feb. 12 -- The District and Sessions Court at Mapusa has rejected the bail pleas filed by the Luthra brothers - Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners and operators of Birch by Romeo Lane, the Goa nightclub where a devastating fire killed 25 people on the intervening night of December 6 and 7.

The judgment was pronounced by District Judge Apurva Nagvenkar in open court on Thursday.

Defence advocate Parag Rao, representing the Luthra brothers, said they would await a copy of the order before deciding their future course of action.

"The court has pronounced that it has rejected the bail application. We don't have the copy of the order. Once we have the copy, we will know what has weighed on the court in rejecting the applications and h...