NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday refused to interfere with the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order directing LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd to deposit ₹50 crore for damage caused by a gas leak at its Visakapatnam plant.
On 7 May, a toxic gas had started leaking from a chemical plant of LG Polymers in the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, killing 11.
LG Polymers had approached the apex court against the NGT order that directed constituting a fact-finding committee and imposing of an interim penalty of 50 crores for "damaging life, public health and environment".
The top court bench, headed by Justice UU Lalit, today said it will not interfere with the NGT order and that LG Polymers has deposited the interim penalty amount of ₹50 crores.