Bangalore: A high court division bench headed by Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen on Thursday dir ected CC Abr8ah8am, executive secretary of Endosul8fan Manufacturers and Formulators’ Welfare Associat8ion (EMFWA), to appear in court and give details about the association members.

The association has filed an imple8ad8ing application. The bench also directed the government to file a status report by February 5, 2013 on steps taken to alleviate the suffe8ring of victims and their families. Additional advoc8ate general KM Nataraj told the court a survey was conducted recen8tly in coastal districts and 5,000 victims identified. The process will be completed by December 10. He said victims are being paid pension depending on the disability.-Times of India