COURT-BHOPAL 3LST

Refuting the charge that lapses in maintenance and
safety norms had led to the tragedy, defence counsel D Prasad
and Amit Desai had argued that all steps were followed to keep
the UCIL's Bhopal factory in a proper shape.
The defence had also refuted the charge that a team of
Union Carbide Corporation, USA, which visited the plant
following the death of a worker here in 1982, had found any
fault in the unit.
The defence had contended that the UCIL was so much
concerned on the safety front that after the death of Mohammed
Ashraf Khan, it had reported the matter to the UCC, USA, which
had carried out a safety audit. PTI