New Delhi, June 4 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to urgently list a plea challenging the incineration of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which claimed 5,479 lives and left over five lakh people injured.
The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing before a vacation bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma. The bench, however, refused to entertain the plea for immediate relief.
"You have failed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Your prayer was rejected. You made an attempt here too. No interim order was granted. And now, during vacation, you want us to stay this?" the bench remarked, questioning the urgency of the matter at this stage.
The court also noted the prolonged legal battle over th...