Supreme Courts requested AP HC to expeditiously decide the pleas of LG Polymers pending before the High Court seeking access to the plant and challenging its sealing, while also restraining the disbursal of deposit amount of 50 crores by LG Polymers for 10 days.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday has held that the LG Polymers India Pvt. Limited (“the Company”) has strict and absolute liability for the environmental damage and consequential loss including to life and public health.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday has refused to interfere with NGT's order forming a fact-finding committee to look into the Vizag Gas leakage tragedy at LG Polymer earlier this month that claimed 11 lives and left over two dozens maimed or grievously injured.