Indian supreme court ruling effectively ends Bhopal compensation claims from Dow
Hundreds of thousands of victims of deadly disaster still seeking support 39 years later
The supreme court has dismissed the petition of the Indian government seeking additional compensation for the victims of Bhopal disaster of 1984 from US chemical giant Dow. Official records show that the disaster resulted in the death of 5295 people and injured another 568,292, although the total number of victims had swelled to 573,485 by October 2022.
In 2001, Dow acquired Union Carbide – the owners of the Bhopal chemical plant when the accident occurred. The petition filed in 2010 was heard after 12 years and the verdict on 14 March virtually closes the door on any further compensation being paid by Union Carbide.