Thousands of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors marched from Bhopal Talkies and submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh addressed to the Prime Minister of India and a similar memorandum

The Supreme Court judgment dismissing the curative petitions against its verdict in the Bhopal gas criminal case leaves observers nonplussed.

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Bhopal gas victims

Tons of toxic wastes strewn in and around Union Carbide factory ever since the happening of industrial disaster can be disposed of by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). It is believed that the Organisation can easily destroy the waste materials without posing any threat to environment.

Several NGOs working for the cause of the Bhopal gas victims on Wednesday called for immediate scrapping of the recommendations of the Peer Review Committee set up for remediation of toxic contamination in and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory in the state capital and demanded reconstitution of this committee to ensure that there were no members in this panel with conflict of interests.

The judiciary has heaped more injustice on victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, activists said on Wednesday after the apex court's decision to reject the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea for more stringent punishment to the seven accused. Some said it was a "black day" and squarely blamed the CBI for failing to defend the victims.

No satisfactory explanation for filing petitions after 14 years of judgment

In a major setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as

Slams CBI for waiting 14 years to make curative plea, says sessions court can frame stricter charges
The Supreme Court has refused to change its mind about a 1996 judgment and allow stricter punishments for seven corporate executives convicted for their role in the world

The Supreme Court today dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation