After a relentless wait for two decades by the Bhopal gas tragedy victims for the payment of compensation by US major Union Carbide, the Supreme Court today directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to release Rs 1503 crore deposited with it by the company for disbursement to them. A Bench comprising Mr Justice Shivaraj V. Patil and Mr Justice B. N. Srikrishna, directed the RBI to hand over the fund to the Bhopal Gas Victims' Welfare Commissioner for payment to each of the victim on "pro-rata' basis.