06-07-2010, 05:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2010, 07:15 PM by Capt M Kumar.)
NEW DELHI: The verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy has "come late", National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson and former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said here on Monday.
"The verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy has come late," Balakrishnan, who took charge as NHRC head on Monday, said at a press meet.
"I can't comment on the quantum of punishment. Inadequacy of a sentence is a ground for appeal and the aggrieved parties can appeal on the same ground," he added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India...019509.cms
This 1 is by Ravi Shankar Parsad of BJP whereby he has compared the lessons learned from this judgement with the bill on nuclear accident, if any, at hand in Parliament now:
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-lesso...55.html?RG
Union carbide's rejoinder on this judgment is also worth reading: "Union Carbide and its officials were not part of this case since the charges were divided long ago into a separate case.
"Furthermore, Union Carbide and its officials are not subject to the jurisdiction of Indian court since they did not have any involvement in the operation of the plant, which was owned and operated by the UCIL (Union Carbide India Limited)," a company statement said.
Reacting to the Bhopal court verdict, the statement said by requirement of the government of India, the Bhopal plant was detail designed, owned, operated and managed on a day-to-day basis by UCIL and its employees. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article....id=3982304
"The verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy has come late," Balakrishnan, who took charge as NHRC head on Monday, said at a press meet.
"I can't comment on the quantum of punishment. Inadequacy of a sentence is a ground for appeal and the aggrieved parties can appeal on the same ground," he added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India...019509.cms
This 1 is by Ravi Shankar Parsad of BJP whereby he has compared the lessons learned from this judgement with the bill on nuclear accident, if any, at hand in Parliament now:
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-lesso...55.html?RG
Union carbide's rejoinder on this judgment is also worth reading: "Union Carbide and its officials were not part of this case since the charges were divided long ago into a separate case.
"Furthermore, Union Carbide and its officials are not subject to the jurisdiction of Indian court since they did not have any involvement in the operation of the plant, which was owned and operated by the UCIL (Union Carbide India Limited)," a company statement said.
Reacting to the Bhopal court verdict, the statement said by requirement of the government of India, the Bhopal plant was detail designed, owned, operated and managed on a day-to-day basis by UCIL and its employees. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article....id=3982304