The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court here on Tuesday slapped penalties of Rs7 lakh each on two vice-presidents of the Bhushan Steel limited (BSl) in seven cases of violation of safety and security standards in the plant in 2009 and 2010.
The CJM Court imposed a fine of Rs1 lakh each on the two vice-presidents Satish Tyagi and Rahul Sengupta in the seven cases in which eight persons were killed. The court further ordered that in the event of non-realisation of the penalties, the two vice-presidents have to undergo imprisonment for one year.
The court pronounced its verdict while adjudicating on the seven cases of violation of safety and security standards in the plant instituted against the company by the Directorate of Factories and Boilers of the State Government.
On April 16 this year, the same court had imposed a fine of Rs5 lakh each on Tyagi and Sengupta, on similar charges of violation of safety standards at the plant while asking them to undergo imprisonment of one year in case they failed to pay the penalty amount.
Cases of violation of safety standards by the Bhushan Steel were filed by the Directorate of Factories and Boilers between 2008 and 2011.