Bhopal case: Supreme Court ruling today

The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Wednesday on the CBI's plea for prosecuting the Bhopal gas tragedy case accused, who have escaped with lighter punishment of two-year jail term, under the stringent penal provision attracting maximum 10 years of imprisonment.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia reserved the order on April 27 on the petition seeking to recall the Supreme Court's 14-year-old judgement that had diluted the charges against the accused who were prosecuted just for the offence of being negligent.The Bench also comprised justices Altamas Kabir, R.V. Raveendran, B Sudershan Reddy and Aftab Alam.In its plea, the CBI has sought restoration of stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder instead of death caused due to negligence against the accused. 

Courtesy : The Hindu