That picture of Bhopal gas tragedy, which became the symbol of this tragedy. – Photo: Social Media Expansion The Supreme Court has rejected the curative petition of the Center in which the Center Had demanded additional compensation from Dow Chemicals regarding the Bhopal gas tragedy. Due to this, along with the gas victims, the central and state government has also got a big blow. The Supreme Court had completed the hearing on the curative petition filed in 1638517859 in January. The verdict was reserved and the verdict was pronounced on Tuesday. The Central Government had said in its petition that 1989 when the Supreme Court had fixed the damages, then 2.12 million victims were taken into account . In these years the number of gas victims increased more than two and a half times to 5.750 has crossed one lakh. In such a situation, the damages should also increase. If the Supreme Court had agreed to increase the compensation, lakhs of gas victims of Bhopal would have also benefited from it. However, the court rejected these arguments and made it clear that the one-time deal with Union Carbide’s parent company Dow Chemicals 1989 it cannot be reopened. This was the case
Methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas was leaked from the factory of Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals) in Bhopal on the night of 2-3 December. This resulted in hundreds of deaths. of the accident 35 Years later, the constitution bench of Supreme Court Justice SK Kaul in 750 1989 In addition to the compensation of Rs. .74 The decision was reserved on the petition for compensation of Rs. This petition was filed by the Central Government in December 2010 and now about The verdict has come after years. However, Dow Chemicals had already made it clear in the Supreme Court that it was not ready to pay even a single rupee more. it was extra Grounds for seeking compensation

The Supreme Court had ruled on May 4 2010 that Union Carbide should for the tragedy 479 million dollars ie that Time 479 crore rupees will have to be paid. Its basis was that in the accident 3, people have died and more than two lakh people have been affected. However, the Welfare Commissioner’s According to the report of December 2010 so far Bhopal gas tragedy 5,233 people died due to Are. 2010 the basis of compensation was made that twenty thousand people have become permanent disabled While fifty thousand have suffered minor injuries. However, this figure increased gradually 27 thousand and 5.22 It’s a million. Means total victims on 4th May 2010 2. were lakhs, which increased to 5.96 have become lakhs.
Union Carbide has protested
Union Carbide was bought by Dow Chemicals and senior advocate Harish Salve appeared on its behalf in the Supreme Court. He told the court that there was no provision for reopening the case in the settlement. Till now, accountability has not been established in connection with the Union Carbide incident. Therefore, additional burden of compensation cannot be imposed on him.

in this matter when what happened December 2-3 Poisonous gas leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the night of May 4th 750 by the Supreme Court from the UCC ordered to take million dollar damages. 1989 Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Bhopal gas victims organizations. The demand for enhancement of damages was rejected. It was said that additional compensation will have to be given to the central government. 22 on December 1638517859 The Central Government filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court. Additional damages were sought in this. , march 2023 the Supreme Court dismissed this curative petition. ,