UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS, ETC.

The Supreme Court ordered the Union Carbide Corporation to pay U.S. Dollars 470 million to the Union of India for the victims of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster, concluding all claims and liabilities related to the disaster under the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Registration and processing of claims) Scheme 1985. The Court held that this settlement was just and equitable, quashing all pending civil and criminal proceedings related to the disaster. The ruling emphasized the urgency of providing relief to victims and mandated that future claims be defended in accordance with this settlement.