Hasnain M. Khawja, Chevening Scholar, Queen Mary University of London & Mah-Nashit Uzma-Advocate, J&K High Court
Introduction
Bhopal's gas tragedy is an incident of unending human suffering.1 The incident took place on 3rd December 1984 at Union Carbide India Limited plant in Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh, India. A hazardous gas, namely methyl isocyanate, leaked into the air, resulting in the death and injury of thousands of people. An exact figure is still difficult to calculate, but an investigation revealed that around 8000 people died within two weeks of the disaster, and another 8000 died after that.
