The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy, saying the court is bound by ‘maryada’ of jurisdiction and the government cannot reopen a settlement arrived at with the company after over 30 years. Observing that populism cannot be a basis for judicial review, the apex court said it does not look good in a globalised world that even if you have settled something with the government of India it can be reopened at a later stage.
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