https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172526 The Supreme Court's wide constitutional powers under Articles 136 and 142(1) were treated as sufficient to bring about a final settlement in connected civil and criminal matters, and the challenge to jurisdiction was rejected. The compromise was not held void for alleged non-compliance with representative-suit procedure or absence of notice, because the hearing given in review proceedings and surrounding publicity were considered adequate in the circumstances. The Court set aside the quashing of pending criminal prosecutions and deleted the future-prosecution bar, holding that such relief lacked sufficient justification in a grave industrial disaster case. The compensation settlement was otherwise substantially upheld, with additional directions for medical surveillance, future contingencies, claim processing, and conditional restitution. en-us Thu, 03 Oct 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172526 The Supreme Court's wide constitutional powers under Articles 136 and 142(1) were treated as sufficient to bring about a final settlement in connected civil and criminal matters, and the challenge to jurisdiction was rejected. The compromise was not held void for alleged non-compliance with representative-suit procedure or absence of notice, because the hearing given in review proceedings and surrounding publicity were considered adequate in the circumstances. The Court set aside the quashing of pending criminal prosecutions and deleted the future-prosecution bar, holding that such relief lacked sufficient justification in a grave industrial disaster case. The compensation settlement was otherwise substantially upheld, with additional directions for medical surveillance, future contingencies, claim processing, and conditional restitution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Oct 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172526