A Supreme Court constitution bench on Tuesday dismissed the Union government’s curative petition demanding an additional compensation of over ₹7,400 crore from American company Union Carbide for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
The bench, headed by justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, noted all previous proceedings related to the incident before the top court unequivocally recorded that the settlement amount of $470 million was sufficient to meet the present and future claims of the victims. It added therefore the matter cannot be reopened after two decades.
