Additional compensation for Bhopal fuel tragedy victims: SC seeks Centre’s stand; defers to Oct 11
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred a healing petition filed by the Manmohan Singh authorities in 2010 in opposition to the Dow Chemical Company (TDCC), and Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for a route of further compensation of 1.2 billion {dollars} (then Rs 7413 crore) for the victims of Bhopal fuel catastrophe to October 11 to hunt Modi authorities’s stand.
The 5 decide bench headed by Justice SK Kaul adjourned the healing plea to grant time to SG Tushar Mehta to hunt directions from the federal government.
“We can also take instructions on the stand. We’d like to consult the government. It came up suddenly,” SG advised the bench.
“These are accidental or unfortunate incidents that occur. We’ve to examine if there is some quietus (anything that settles an obligation) that needs to be there,” the bench remarked.
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Granting time to Mehta to hunt directions, the bench of their order stated, “SG would like to obtain instructions as to the stand of the government in so far as curative petitions are concerned as the said has been preferred by UOI. List on October 11.”
The Centre within the plea that was filed in 2010 following a public outcry in opposition to the perceived laxity of sentences in opposition to the accused tried for the fuel launch had searched for enhancing the 1989 settlement settlement which was negotiated by the UOI with UCC and Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) and SC’s judgement approving the negotiation.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred a healing petition filed by the Manmohan Singh authorities in 2010 in opposition to the Dow Chemical Company (TDCC), and Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for a route of further compensation of 1.2 billion {dollars} (then Rs 7413 crore) for the victims of Bhopal fuel catastrophe to October 11 to hunt Modi authorities’s stand.
The 5 decide bench headed by Justice SK Kaul adjourned the healing plea to grant time to SG Tushar Mehta to hunt directions from the federal government.
“We can also take instructions on the stand. We’d like to consult the government. It came up suddenly,” SG advised the bench.
“These are accidental or unfortunate incidents that occur. We’ve to examine if there is some quietus (anything that settles an obligation) that needs to be there,” the bench remarked.
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Granting time to Mehta to hunt directions, the bench of their order stated, “SG would like to obtain instructions as to the stand of the government in so far as curative petitions are concerned as the said has been preferred by UOI. List on October 11.”
The Centre within the plea that was filed in 2010 following a public outcry in opposition to the perceived laxity of sentences in opposition to the accused tried for the fuel launch had searched for enhancing the 1989 settlement settlement which was negotiated by the UOI with UCC and Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) and SC’s judgement approving the negotiation.
