#industrial accident

The National Green Tribunal invoked suo moto powers to launch an environmental investigation after a boiler blast at Vedanta’s Sakti plant killed 13 workers, ordering a joint technical committee to assess violations of environmental laws and recommend compensation. This sets a critical precedent for proactive environmental accountability in industrial disasters, even without a formal petition, reinforcing the NGT’s role as a guardian of ecological rights under the NGT Act, 2010.

Bombay High Court holds that claimants in industrial death cases may withdraw 50% of deposited compensation pending appeal, balancing immediate relief with appellate integrity.