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Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Union Carbide Corporation vs. Union of India
(AIR 1992 SC 248)
[Bhopal Gas Tragedy]

-: SUBJECT :-
CONTRACT LAW- 1

-: SUBMITTED BY:-

Akshat Thakkar
Akshat VIN
Janak Vardey
Jaimil Doshi
B.B.A-LL.B – BATCH 2014-19

-: MODULE LEADER :-
Mrs. SHILPI SHARMA

SUBMITTED TO

AURO UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY & MANAGEMENT
SURAT, GUJARAT

APRIL 16, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PARTICULARS PAGE NO.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS………………………………………..
03
LIST OF CASES………………………………………………………
04

1.
INTRODUCTION ………………………………
05
2.
CONTRACT BETWEEN U.C.C. & INDIAN GOVERNMENT
06
3.
JUDGEMENT OF SUPREME COURT REJECTING CBI PLEA TO RE–OPEN CASE
07
4.
VERDICT OF BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY CASE
09
5.
CHARGE SHEET FILED FOR BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY
09
6.
STIFLING PROSECUTION
10
7.
ACCORD AND SATISFACTION
10
8.
FACTS
11
9.
RULES APPLICABLE
12
10.
SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT
14
11.
CONCLUSION
16

REFERENCES……………………………………………………..........
17
REMARKS………………………………………………………………
17
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

1.
AIR
All India Report
2.
UCC
Union Carbide Corporation
3.
UOI
Union Of India
4.
GOI
Government Of India
5.
MPSG
Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
6.
UCIL
Uranium Corporation Of India Limited
7.
MIC
Methyl Isocyanate
8.
U.P.
Uttar-Pradesh

LIST OF CASES

1. Ajay Kumar Madanlal Bajla v. Mrs. Neha Vishal Bajla 2011(3)ALLMR303
2. Ali Nawaz v. Mohd. Yusuf P.L.D. 1963 S.C. 51
3. Aziz Bano v. Muhammad (1925) 47 All. 823; 89 I.C. 690; (’25) A.A. 720
4. Danial Latifi and anr. v. Union of India, AIR2001SC3958
5. Eveneet Singh v Prashant Chaudhri 177(2011)DLT125
6. Gajendra Singh v. Minakshi Yadav MANU/RH/0338/2011
7. Iqbal Bano v. State of U.P. and Anr, (2007) 6 SCC 785
8. Ishpal Singh Kahai v. Ramanjeet Kahai WP 576 of 2011
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