Vizag gas leak: AP HC orders seizure of LG Polymers' premises; bars directors from leaving India
The court also restrained the directors of LG Polymers from leaving the country without its permission, ordering authorities not to release their surrendered passports
- May 24, 2020,
- Updated May 24, 2020 10:36 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the state government to seize premises of LG Polymers chemical plant located at Visakhapatnam from where the leakage of the styrene chemical occurred, leaving 12 persons dead and injuring hundreds early this month.
The court also restrained the directors of the company from leaving the country without its permission. It ordered authorities not to release their surrendered passports.
The two-member bench of High Court, comprising justices Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Lalitha Kenneganti, also ordered not to allow any person to enter into the factory premises including the directors of the company. Besides, the court directed not to allow the shifting of the company's assets and machinery.
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the state government to seize premises of LG Polymers chemical plant located at Visakhapatnam from where the leakage of the styrene chemical occurred, leaving 12 persons dead and injuring hundreds early this month.
The court also restrained the directors of the company from leaving the country without its permission. It ordered authorities not to release their surrendered passports.
The two-member bench of High Court, comprising justices Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Lalitha Kenneganti, also ordered not to allow any person to enter into the factory premises including the directors of the company. Besides, the court directed not to allow the shifting of the company's assets and machinery.