Gas Leak

The Ludhiana gas leak shows the need for safety systems. Under the Supreme Court’s idea of absolute liability, hazardous industries must pay compensation regardless of whether a disaster was caused by its fault.

In one of its biggest compensation verdicts, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited (GCGSCL) to compensate the kin of a dead Presidency College (University) student Sumantika Banerjee to the tune of Rs 64 lakh.

The National Green Tribunal on Monday has held that the LG Polymers India Pvt. Limited (“the Company”) has strict and absolute liability for the environmental damage and consequential loss including to life and public health.

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