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Centre tells SC it wants more compensation for Bhopal gas leak victims

Attorney General says tragedy continues for victims, will pursue its 12-year-old curative petition for them

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A file photo of the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2022 | 11:53 PM IST

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court "it is keen" to pursue its 12-year-old curative petition seeking more than Rs 7,500 crore more from Dow Chemicals, Union Carbide and others for deaths and injuries caused by the 1984 Bhopal gas leak.

Union Carbide, which is now a subsidiary of Dow Chemicals, has paid more than Rs 3,900 crore as compensation for the leak from its plant. A curative petition is the last resort available to a person after a review petition is dismissed.

Attorney General R Venkataramani told a five-judge bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that it

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