Khehar also expressed the hope that the government would consider the "feasibility of life-long treatment" for such victims. After paying the compensation to 5,227 people, the court said the state "was at liberty to take necessary measures to recover" the sum from the Union government "through appropriate proceedings". Chandrachud, came on a PIL by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). Although the Centre and the Kerala government were reluctant to stop the use of the pesticide because they deemed it effective against pests, the court had in an interim order in 2012 banned its use. The panel's experts included officials from the health and agriculture ministries and the pollution control board, besides scientists.

Source: The Telegraph January 10, 2017 22:25 UTC