Organization
Madhya Pradesh High Court
High court of the state of Madhya Pradesh; in April 1988 it cut the interim compensation ordered against Union Carbide Corporation from Rs 350 crore to Rs 250 crore.
Connections 2
intervened in
- Interim compensation orders, 1987 to 1988 4 Apr 1988 cut the interim compensation to Rs 250 crore Primary record 1
- Bhopal gas leak 4 Apr 1988 held at the interim stage that Union Carbide Corporation was “absolutely liable”; not a final ruling, and under appeal when the settlement came Scholarship & press 2
Timeline 2 dates
- 4 Apr 1988 Madhya Pradesh High Court intervened in Interim compensation orders, 1987 to 1988
- 4 Apr 1988 Madhya Pradesh High Court intervened in Bhopal gas leak
Proof 2 sources
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Union of India v. Union Carbide Corporation, curative petitions, order of 14 March 2023 (LiveLaw copy of the order), Supreme Court of India (text via LiveLaw), 14 Mar 2023.
Primary record
However, in a revision petition(s) filed by UCC, this amount was reduced to Rs. 250 crores by the Madhya Pradesh High Court vide an order dated 04.04.1988.
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Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal Disaster 20 Years On, Amnesty International, 29 Nov 2004.
Scholarship & press
the defendant-UCC which had real control over the enterprise which was engaged in carrying on the particular hazardous and inherently dangerous industry at the Bhopal plant and as such it was absolutely liable (without any exceptions) to pay damages/compensation to the multitude of gas victims.
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