The Supreme Court of India has refused to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order ovꦛღer the disposal of chemical, toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
SC noted that it wilไl not stay the order as experts from NEERI, NGRI and CPCB have given their views on the issues, which have already been considered by the High Court at the time of its judgement.
The Supreme Court of India has refused to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order ovꦛღer the disposal of chemical, toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
The matter was heard by a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and A.G𒈔 ♏Masih. The top court refused to stay the trial run of disposal of the waste from the Union Carbide India Limited Plant.
SC noted that it will not stay the order as experts from NEERI, NGRI and C꧂PCB have given their views on the issues, which have already been considered 💯by the High Court at the time of its judgement.
Earlierꦛ this week, the apex court held up authorities and asked about the precautions being taken to dispose of theᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ waste.
"The High Court is monitoring the matter, in that view, we do not find any reason to interfere in the said impugned order. In so far as the grievance raised by Mr Kamat is concerned, the petitioners can very well intervene before the High Court and raise the grievances which could be considered by the High Court," the top court was quoted as sa🌄ying by LiveLaw.
Ar🍌ound 377 tonnes of hazardous waste from the Union Carbide factory was shifted to the Pithampur industrial area, which is around 250 kilometres away from Bhopal and 30 kilometres away from Indore.
On December 2 and 3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) leaked from the Union Carbide factory. This incident, which is considered to be among the worst industrial disasters in the world,🧔 killed 5,479 people and maimed over fiveꦏ lakh people in Bhopal.
(With inputs from PTI)