Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Supreme Court Directs Madhya Pradesh High Court To Hear All Medical Matters Of Gas Victims, Ensure Time-Bound Compliance
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the MP High Court to consider the medical matter concerning Bhopal gas victims urgently and ensure that compliance with the SC judgement of August 2012 be carried out in a time-bound manner. The Bhopal medical contempt matter was taken up by the SC division bench of Justice Narasimaha and Justice Alok Aradhe. The Monitoring Committee…
On August 2012, the Supreme Court issued a directive to the Madhya Pradesh High Court to address the medical concerns of Bhopal gas victims promptly, ensuring compliance with the court's judgement within a specified timeframe. The SC's division bench, comprising Justices Narasimaha and Alok Aradhe, took up the Bhopal medical contempt matter.
The Monitoring Committee will play a pivotal role in ensuring adherence to the judgement. The MP High Court will hear this case on a monthly basis, with a dedicated bench to manage the proceedings. This Public Interest Litigation (PIL) will be transferred to the jurisdictional bench of the High Court for better control over the case.
All future applications related to the matter will be handled and resolved by the respective bench of the High Court, in accordance with the orders issued by the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice of the MP High Court must ensure that the case is dealt with by a bench headed by the Chief Justice or the senior-most judge, or any other appropriate bench as per the High Court's rules or any relevant legislation.
SC Monitoring Committee member Purnendu Shukla emphasized that the Supreme Court has instructed for the creation of a dedicated bench within the High Court to hear all medical matters pertaining to the Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
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