Government removes the word 'intent' from N-Liability Bill

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Neeraj R Krish

25 August, 2010

Under pressure from the Opposition, the government decided to drop the word 'intent' from Clause 17(B) thus ending the never ending feud between the Opposition and the people associated with passing of the bill.

THE CONTROVERSIAL civil liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 was on Wednesday tabled in the Parliament. Under pressure from the Opposition, the government decided to drop the word “intent” from Clause 17(B) thus ending the never ending feud between the Opposition and the people associated with passing of the bill. The government had earlier dropped certain controversial words from the Nuclear Liability Bill which was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday.

On Friday, the Cabinet also cleared 18 amendments which also included a deal with a clause on liability of the supplier in the case of nuclear accident. The Cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. The committee had relented to the 18 amendments put forth by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology that reviewed the Bill.

The amendment that was rejected by the Standing Committee which received flak from the BJP and Left parties was the inclusion of the word “and” between Clause 17 (A) and (B). According to the parties, the word could dilute the operator's right to claim damages in case of accidents. The committee which comprised of 31 members had presented its reports in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on August 18.

The government, however, decided to re-frame Clause 17 by adding that the operator could after paying due compensation to the victims exercise the right of recourse against the supplier. The re-framing was aimed at taking note of the concerns that he BJP and Left had over the clubbing of the clause.

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