Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Supreme Court refused the center’s request for more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Disaster today, raising concerns about the justification for reopening a case that was already settled two decades ago. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice S K Kaul reserved the judgement after hearing the arguments on the curative appeal seeking increased compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas catastrophe.
Implications for Victims and their Families
In order to receive more compensation, the Center had submitted a curative appeal to the Supreme Court in December 2010. Senior advocate Harish Salve represented the successor companies of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) at the hearing and argued against the Centre’s position that the depreciation of the rupee since a settlement was reached in 1989 cannot be used as justification for further claims for compensation for the victims.
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Victims’ Struggle for Justice
In affidavits dating back to 1995 and lasting as recently as 2011, the Union of India has consistently refuted claims that the settlement (of 1989) is insufficient. There were affidavits submitted on top of each other, Salve claimed.
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