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Retiring after a tenure of 8 months as Chief Justice of MP High Court, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait’s rise from a modest background to higher echelons of the legal world is a perfect example of “where there is a will, there is a way”.
The case pertains to the clean-up and removal of toxic waste from the Union Carbide Factory site in Bhopal, following the catastrophic gas leak disaster that occurred 40 years ago on this date.
“Over the past years, many regions of the country are experiencing an increase of extremely large and severe fire. Such fires directly impacted lives, human health, safety, livelihood, etc.”
The Court criticized the authorities for their prolonged inertia despite prior orders and sanctioned plans.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
This year was very busy for the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench as it dealt with the maximum number of cases and decided major matters like Article 370; Same sex marriage; Maharashtra political crisis; and more
The Supreme Court however, ordered that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India be utilized by the Center to satisfy the pending claims, if any, in accordance with the Bhopal Gas leak Disaster Act, 1985 and schemes framed thereunder.
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UN independent expert while monitoring the Vizag Gas Leak stated, “deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India,
Supreme Court: Justice S Ravindra Bhat has recused himself from hearing the Centre’s plea seeking Rs 7,844 crore as additional fund from
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the