CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY CASE

Tragedy claimed over 3,000 human lives and caused huge environmental damage...

m DEC 2-3, 1984: Leakage of toxic Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) gas from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal.

m DEC 3, 1984: Police register FIR. Arrests Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) employees, including Jai Mukund (Works Manager), Satya Chaudhary (Asst Manager), KV Shetty (Plant Supdt) and others.

m DEC 6, 1984: Case transferred to CBI.

m DEC 7, 1984: Chairman of UCIL Warren M Anderson, Chairman of UCIL Keshub Mahindra and Managing Director of UCIL Vijay Prabhakar Gokhle arrested.

m DEC 7, 1984: Warren Anderson released on bail upon a promise to return.

m DEC 9, 1984: CBI takes over the investigation.

m FEB 1985: Indian govt files claim for USD 3.3 billion from UCIL in US court.

m MAR 29, 1985: The Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985 passed.

m MAY 12, 1986: US District Court Judge Keenan transfers all Bhopal litigations to India.

m NOV 30, 1987: CBI files charge sheet in the CJM court, Bhopal, charging the accused under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and other charges.

m DEC 1987: CBI files charge sheet against Anderson and others on charges of culpable homicide.

m DEC 1, 1987: CJM, Bhopal issues summons against Anderson.

m NOV 15, 1988: CJM, Bhopal issues bailable warrants against Anderson.

m FEB 1992: Anderson declared fugitive by court.

m APR 10, 1992: Bhopal court issues Non-Bailable Warrant against Anderson.

m JUNE 22, 1992: Bhopal CJM commits the case to the Sessions court against the rest of the nine accused.

m NOV 1994: Despite petitions by survivors, the