Gas leak: SC grants 30 employees of LG Polymers access to its sealed plant at Vizag
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted LG Polymers India Ltd to have restricted access to its sealed plant at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, where there was a gas leakage and asked the company to provide a list of its 30 personnel who could be allowed the entry.
The Andhra Pradesh high dourt has recently ordered sealing of the plant and its premises and also barred entry into the plant by all except the committees appointed by the state government.
The high court had also asked the directors of the firm not to leave the country without its nod.
The apex court, in the proceedings held through video-conferencing, took note of the plea of the company that it and its certain employees be granted emergency access as there were toxic polymers inside the plant.
A bench comprising Justices U U Lalit, M M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the company, granted limited access to its 30 employee to the plant and made clear that the other contentions can be dealt with by the high court.
