The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's curative petition seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the successor firms of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) to extend higher compensation to the victims.
A curative petition for additional compensation to the victims from Union Carbide and its owner Dow Chemical filed by the central government in 2010, for the Bhopal gas disaster is scheduled to be heard on January 10, 2023.
Organisations working for the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have reacted strongly and condemned the central government for not preparing a petition seeking $ 1 billion more compensation from Union Carbide.
Five organisations, who have been fighting for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, have condemned the Union government for failing to prepare for the curative petition hearing in the apex court.