Reviewed case brief
Union Carbide Corporation v Union of India
(1989) 1 SCC 674
(1989) 1 SCC 674 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1989
- Subjects
- Law of Torts, Environmental Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Mass disaster litigation can be settled by the Supreme Court acting parens patriae; absolute liability of hazardous industries affirmed in the Bhopal gas tragedy context.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1989) 1 SCC 674
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.