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1986 DIGILAW 71 (SC)

M. C. Mehta v. Union of India

1986-02-24

G.I.OZA, P.N.BHAGWATI

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ORDER : 1. The time stipulated by us for filing the undertaking by the Chairman and Managing Director of the Delhi Cloth Mills Ltd. and officer or officers, who are in actual managment of the caustic chlorine plant, shall stand extended for one week from today. If the management of Shriram wants to apply for any modification or variation of the conditions imposed by us, it may do so by filing an application for that purpose by 4.00 p.m. on February 25,1986 and supply copies of such application to the petitioner and to the learned advocates appearing on behalf of the other parties. It will be open to the petitioner and the other parties to file their replies to such application as early as possible. The application, if made, shall be taken up for hearing at 4.00 p.m. on February 27,1986. 2. Since a large number of persons have filed claims for compensation and it is not possible for the limited number of Doctors specified by us to conduct medical examination of these claimants for compensation, we would request the Medical Superintendents of Willingdon Hospital, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital to nominate the Heads of Department and any other senior Doctor or Doctors having expertise in respiratory diseases, anaesthesia and problems relating to ENT and eyes, for carrying out medical examination of the claimants for compensation who come before them or are brought before them. We would also request the Director of all India Institute of Medical Sciences to nominate Dr. R.C. Pandey, Associate Professor of Medicines who has expertise in respiratory diseases, for making his services available for Medical examination of claimants for compensation. We are extremely thankful to the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Medical Superintendents of the other Hospitals for making the services of Doctors available for this purpose and extending full co-operation to this Court. We would also direct the Doctors who have conducted the medical examination of the claimants for compensation to forward all basic documents, materials and data to the Registry of this Court along with their reports, as these documents, materials and data may be required by us when we consider the question of compensation. 3. Pursuant to the order made by us on January 10, 1986 the Delhi Administration has deposited Rs. 3. Pursuant to the order made by us on January 10, 1986 the Delhi Administration has deposited Rs. 5000/- with the Secretary, Delhi State Legal Aid and Advice Board for the purpose of meeting the costs, charges and expenses of medical examination of the claimants for Compensation. We are informed by Mr. Raju Ramachandran, learned counsel, that this amount has been exhausted and that some more amount will be required to be deposited because there are still a large number of claimants for compensation who are yet to be medically examined. We would, therefore, direct the Delhi Administration to deposit a further sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with the Secretary, Delhi State Legal Aid and Advice Board for the purpose of meeting the costs, charges and expenses of medical examination. If any surplus amount remains with the Secretary, Delhi State Legal Aid and Advice Board after meeting costs, pharges and expenses of such medical examination, it shall be returned to the Delhi Administration.