Nyayasetu Law Journal
LawResearch PaperPublished 12 Jul 2026

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy A Case Study in Environmental Jurisprudence

By VIKAS AWALE


Abstract

On the night of December 2-3, 1984, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, one of the world’s deadliest industrial disasters unfolded when 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from a pesticide plant operated by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), a subsidiary of the American company Union Carbide Corporation (UCC). The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, as it came to be known, resulted in an immediate death toll of around 3,000 people, with estimates suggesting that up to 15,000-20,000 deaths occurre

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AWALE, V. (2026). The Bhopal Gas Tragedy A Case Study in Environmental Jurisprudence. Nyayasetu Law Journal, Vol. 1. https://nsresearch.online/papers/b0a5783c-613f-4785-ae05-866fc3169f8c

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