Indian court has no jurisdiction to try us: Union Carbide

“Furthermore,Union Carbide and its officials are not subject to the jurisdiction of Indian court since they did not have any involvement in the operation of the plant,which was owned and operated by the UCIL (Union Carbide India Limited),” a company statement said.

Reacting to the Bhopal court verdict,the statement said by requirement of the government of India,the Bhopal plant was detail designed,owned,operated and managed on a day-to-day basis by UCIL and its employees.

“All the appropriate people from the UCIL — officers and those who actually ran the plant on a daily basis — have appeared to face charges,” it said.