The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Central Government to reply to a petition filed about the suspicious and mysterious deaths of nuclear scientists in the country. The court asked the government to reply in detail about the cause of death of scientists, the investigation into the deaths, the conclusions drawn; norms, guidelines, policies, rules and details of measures taken by it (Central Government) to protect the health of scientists, and the compensation given to the families.

The bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice Girish Kulkarni were hearing a petition filed by Right to Information activist Chetan Kothari, who was represented by counsel Ashish Mehta.