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Connections 5
intervened in
- The $470 million Bhopal settlement, 1989 14 Feb 1989 ordered the $470 million settlement Primary record 1
- The Union of India’s curative petition, 2010 to 2023 14 Mar 2023 dismissed the Union of India’s curative petitions Primary record 2
overturned a decision about
- Union Carbide Corporation 3 Oct 1991 quashing of the criminal proceedings set aside on review Primary record 2
dismissed a charge against
- Union Carbide Corporation 14 Feb 1989 criminal proceedings quashed by the settlement order Primary record 1
involved in
- The contamination of the Bhopal plant site and its water in May 2004 observed that groundwater and drinking water had been damaged, and ordered fresh water by tanker Scholarship & press 3
Timeline 4 dates
- 14 Feb 1989 Supreme Court of India intervened in The $470 million Bhopal settlement, 1989
- 14 Feb 1989 Union Carbide Corporation charge dismissed by Supreme Court of India
- 3 Oct 1991 Union Carbide Corporation decision overturned by Supreme Court of India
- 14 Mar 2023 Supreme Court of India intervened in The Union of India’s curative petition, 2010 to 2023
Proof 3 sources
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Union Carbide Corporation v. Union of India, orders of 14 and 15 February 1989 (IELRC copy, not the official version), International Environmental Law Research Centre (text of a Supreme Court of India order), 15 Feb 1989.
Primary record
we are of opinion that the case is pre-eminently fit for an overall settlement between the parties covering all litigations, claims, rights and liabilities related to and arising out of the disaster
all criminal proceedings related to and arising out of the disaster shall stand quashed wherever these may be pending.
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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
We are thus of the view that for all the aforesaid reasons the curative petitions cannot be entertained and we thus dismiss it leaving the parties to bear their own costs.
The extinguishment of criminal liabilities by the settlement was held to not be appropriate and thus, that aspect of the original order was reviewed.
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Clouds of Injustice: Bhopal Disaster 20 Years On, Amnesty International, 29 Nov 2004.
Scholarship & press
The Supreme Court passed an order instructing the Madhya Pradesh government to supply fresh drinking water through tankers
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