Today, five organizations related to the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal issued a joint statement condemning the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the Curative Petition. They compared this decision to the apex court’s settlement of the case in February 1989 and described it as a “judicial attack on the constitutional and legal rights of … Read more
The Centre’s curative petition seeking additional compensation from Union Carbide Corporation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy was rejected by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. However, the court instructed the Centre to utilize the Rs 50 crore funds held by RBI to address the claimants’ requirements. The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred when … Read more
The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the Center’s curative petition for increased compensation for victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy from the US-based Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), now owned by Dow Chemicals. The Court told the Center that it cannot act as a “knight in shining armour” and decided its curative case seeking … Read more
