Vizag Gas Leak Incident | Supreme Court refuses to interfere with NGT Order to constitute committees seeking detailed report into the incident

Supreme Court: Bench of UU Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar, and Vineet Saran, JJ., refused to interfere with the Order passed by National Green Tribunal with regard to the Vizag Gas Leak incident.

The petition was filed by LG Polymers challenging the NGT Order wherein LG Polymers was directed to pay a compensation of Rs 50 Crores and a five-member fact-finding committee to inquire into the incident was constituted.

Tribunal had issued notice to Andhra Pradesh State PCB, District Magistrate, Vishakhapatnam, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and LG Polymers India Private Limited.

A 5-Member committee was also constituted by the tribunal to seek detailed report on the incident.

Further, LG Polymers India Private Limited is directed to deposit an initial amount of Rs 50 Crore with District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam.

Thus, the Court ordered the appellant to raise the concerns before the Tribunal and refused to stay its Order.

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