Govt grilled on Bhopal gas tragedy
The court had earlier issued summons to Dow Chemical to appear before it in connection with the case.
Bhopal: A local court on Wednesday asked the Centre to explain as to why summons issued by it were not served to US-based Dow Chemical in a case related to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which had left over 15,000 people dead and around one lakh others maimed.
The court directed the undersecretary, internal security-II division, ministry of home affairs (MHA), to appear before it on January 20, 2020 to explain why it has not been able to serve the summons to Dow Chemical in the case.
The court’s directive came in the wake of the CBI presenting its status report that despite reminders issued by the MHA to the US department of justice, the summons has not been served and a service report is still awaited. The court had earlier issued summons to Dow Chemical to appear before it in connection with the case.