It was a frightening night 38 winters ago, when Bhopal, a central Indian city located approximately 850 km south of national capital New Delhi, suffered one of the most catastrophic industrial disasters the world has ever seen.

EXPLAINED: What is Bhopal gas tragedy? Why was more compensation demanded by Indian govt?

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (March 14) rejected a curative petition filed in 2010 by the Union government led by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh demanding increased compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, referring to a nearly four decades old industrial disaster in central India that claimed at least 4,000 lives and resulted in non-fatal injuries to over half a million.

India’s Supreme Court rejects plea for increased compensation to 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims

35 years since the world's deadliest industrial disaster rocked Bhopal