New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a petition challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's directive to transport and dispose of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy site to Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.
A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the order after hearing arguments presented by Senior Advocate Devdatt Kamat, appearing for the petitioner.
The High Court had issued an order in response to a 2004 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that criticized the inaction of both the Central and State Governments in effectively cleaning up the toxic waste at the now-defunct Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal.
Despite the passage of 40 years since the 1984 d...