Supreme Court Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.

In a big setback for the centre, the Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Successor firms of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the depreciation of the rupee since 1989 cannot be a ground to now seek a "top-up" of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

The central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would pursue its curative petition seeking Rs 7,400 crore as an additional fund from successor firms of US-based Union Carbide Corporation.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, re-scheduled to February 11, the hearing on the Centre's plea seeking Rs 7,844 crore as additional funds from the firms succeeding US-based Union Carbide Corporation, currently owned by Dow Chemicals, to disburse as compensation to victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court has been told that the water around the former Union Carbide plant at Bhopal is contaminated and not fit for consumption.

The Supreme Court today set a six-month deadline for removal and disposal of toxic waste of the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and asked the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to do the job within the stipulated time frame.

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, chairperson of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal, Salman Khurshid and V Narayanasamy met the Bhopal gas victims and activists today, after the Supreme Court asked it to take a decision on the disposal of toxic waste after the tragedy in 1984 which left thousands dead.

The Supreme Court today asked the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal to decide expeditiously on the disposal of 350 tonnes of toxic waste of the Bhopal Gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court today has asked top secretaries of the Central and Madhya Pradesh government to be present in Court tomorrow to help decide on disposing of 350 tonnes of toxic waste of Bhopal Gas tragedy. Besides them, the secretaries of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Chemical and Petrochemicals and Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh...

The Supreme Court today gave its nod to reopen the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought a retrial to ensure that those accused in the world's worst industrial disaster ever did not walk away with a mere two-year sentence. There will now be a fresh trial in the case and could lead to more stringent ...

The Supreme Court has rejected a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea asking for retrial in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy case. "No satisfactory explanation has been given by the CBI and Madhya Pradesh government on filing a curative petition after a lapse of 14 years," the court observed while rejecting the plea."The September 1996 judgement a...

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.

In a big setback for the centre, the Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.

Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Successor firms of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the depreciation of the rupee since 1989 cannot be a ground to now seek a "top-up" of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

The central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would pursue its curative petition seeking Rs 7,400 crore as an additional fund from successor firms of US-based Union Carbide Corporation.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, re-scheduled to February 11, the hearing on the Centre's plea seeking Rs 7,844 crore as additional funds from the firms succeeding US-based Union Carbide Corporation, currently owned by Dow Chemicals, to disburse as compensation to victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court has been told that the water around the former Union Carbide plant at Bhopal is contaminated and not fit for consumption.

The Supreme Court today set a six-month deadline for removal and disposal of toxic waste of the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal and asked the Centre and Madhya Pradesh government to do the job within the stipulated time frame.

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, chairperson of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal, Salman Khurshid and V Narayanasamy met the Bhopal gas victims and activists today, after the Supreme Court asked it to take a decision on the disposal of toxic waste after the tragedy in 1984 which left thousands dead.

The Supreme Court today asked the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal to decide expeditiously on the disposal of 350 tonnes of toxic waste of the Bhopal Gas tragedy.

The Supreme Court today has asked top secretaries of the Central and Madhya Pradesh government to be present in Court tomorrow to help decide on disposing of 350 tonnes of toxic waste of Bhopal Gas tragedy. Besides them, the secretaries of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Chemical and Petrochemicals and Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh...

The Supreme Court today gave its nod to reopen the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought a retrial to ensure that those accused in the world's worst industrial disaster ever did not walk away with a mere two-year sentence. There will now be a fresh trial in the case and could lead to more stringent ...

The Supreme Court has rejected a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea asking for retrial in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy case. "No satisfactory explanation has been given by the CBI and Madhya Pradesh government on filing a curative petition after a lapse of 14 years," the court observed while rejecting the plea."The September 1996 judgement a...