CLND ACT- THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK- OISINI PODDAR AT LEXCLIQ The issue of civil liability in the event of a nuclear accident has long been postponed in Indian politics, but the first lively debate took place in 2006 when India announced plans to conclude a civilian nuclear agreement with the United States. This agreement was finally reached in 2008 and is commonly referred to as the IndoUS Civil Nuclear Agreement. One of the provisions of the treaty that provides for civil liability related to the nuclear accident in India. As a result, about two years later, the infamous 2010 Nuclear Damage Civil Liability Act (“Law”) was passed by Congress. Above all, this law is the most comprehensive law to compensate victims of such disasters. Types of liability under the law The principle of liability without negligence is at the heart of the law. Considering the past cases of man-made disasters such as the tragedy of Bopal gas, Parliament is the substantive purpose of the law to allow victims to re
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