Bhopal gas tragedy case | Supreme Court dismisses Centre’s petition seeking additional compensation
The Hindu
Any enhancement in compensation should have been agitated then and not 39 years after the tragedy, the top court said
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice S.K. Kaul on March 14 dismissed the Central Government’s curative petition to enhance the $470 million (about ₹725 crore at the then exchange rate) compensation granted to victims.
The compensation was fixed in a 1989 settlement reached with Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), now a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemicals, with the imprimatur of the apex court. The government had sought additional funds from the pesticide company. The UCC had refused to pay a “farthing more”.
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The unanimous judgment by a five-judge Bench was delivered by Justice Kaul. The court said the petition lacks merit. Any enhancement in compensation should have been agitated then and not 39 years after the tragedy.
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