Too little Too late 

The world biggest chemical disaster took place on 3rd December 1984, few days after the assassination of  Mrs Indra gandhi . It was a black monday , leading to a blemish remark on the industrial revolution. It was an accident which we can't forgot. Warren Anderson was the man who started a carbide company with the help from Indian government and United States. He along with eight men laid down the foundation in Bhopal. With the increasing demand of carbide, they started manufacturing it on a large scale. As the world is surrounded by money-minders,Anderson decided to cut-off safety requirements which leading to huge profits and faster production . Due to the reduction in safety instruments, this disaster took place on the 2nd December's night. This accident was not a sudden disaster , CEO of the company  ( Warren Anderson ) and all high officials were well aware of the fact , that plant was in a bad condition and further usage can cause an accident. On 25th december 1981 , phosgene gas was leaked killing one worker and many were severally injured. On knowing this accident , company didn't took any steps regarding the safety measures. According to CBI , on the night of december 2, 1984 none of the plant's safety system was working and plant siren was turned off. Company officials were aware that the technology employed in the plant was hazardous. In fact an audit was conducted , which identified that around thirty safety requirements are missing like refrigerators , proper maintenance instruments, supervisors etc. Anderson had a complete knowledge , but still he ignored it. In my respect he had played with the life of so-many people.  According to government statistics twenty thousand people were affected. On 7th June 2010 , the trail of this verdict was declared. The judiciary announced two years of jail for eight men who found guilty and freeing Anderson and Union Carbide Corporation , USA from all the charges. On listening this verdict many people around the world felt humiliated. Reducing the disaster to the equivalent to a traffic accident, seems thats judiciary are the puppets in the hands of the businessmen. 

The stratergy paid them quit well , they sold large part of the company to Dow chemicals , which help them to obscure many of the liabilities and charges. According to the financial settlement , 470 million$ were paid to the people who suffered from the disaster. But unfortunately the amount received by an individual was so meager in comparison to the disaster. 

In the verdict , the punishment given is minimal , that itself brings judiciary in the court. Now the victimized families had decided to go to the supreme court for their justice. The supreme court has to take some stringent actions , to give justice to the people and have to set-up an example for other capitalist , that judiciary  will punish the culprits. But its true in this case that its too little , too late. 

There are many factors which are involved for the late judgement like many ministers were involved , CBI made a desultory efforts to extradite Anderson and so many times the charges were revised. This also made difficult for the judge to make a judgement , but announcing punishment for two years is very small in comparison to the disaster. After all it is the common man who has to suffer.