The sangathan had petitioned the Supreme Court for continuation of the interim relief in August, but even though the Supreme Court ordered its continuance, the order was ignored. Thus over 50,000 have received no monetary relief. Since interim relief was not forthcoming in March 1993, the sangathan again filed a petition in the Supreme Court for its continuance. The court once more ordered the continuation of interim relief for a further period of three years. But the whole process of distributing interim relief is riddled with corruption.
Corruption is even greater in the disbursement of compensation.
Of the claims related to death, over 75 percent are being rejected. The judges sitting in the claim courts have no knowledge of the health consequences of the gas disaster, and they don't care to inform themselves. Out of a total of 14,749 death claims, only about 7,000 have been decided in the last twenty months. Only 2,000 have received injury cases. At this rate, it is certain that a large section of the gas victims will be dead before the compensation distribution is over.