The plant was sealed by the government owing to environmental concerns.
They are wide and sweeping, says the State; court reiterates the company’s main appeal will be heard later
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider a plea by the Tamil Nadu government and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to expunge certain “unwarranted” remarks made by the Madras High Court about them in its judgment rejecting permission to Vedanta to re-open its Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi.
The plant was sealed by the State government on May 28, 2018, owing to environmental concerns. A Bench, led by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman, issued notice on the petition filed by the State through its Additional Advocate-General Balaji Srinivasan.
SC won t recall order refusing Vedanta plea to reopen Sterlite plant
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New Delhi, Jan 22 : The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by Vedanta seeking recall of its December 2 order, where it had declined to entertain an interim plea by the mining major to inspect and operate its Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu s Tuticorin.
The Tamil Nadu government had filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the top court to expunge certain remarks in the Madras High Court order. Vedanta was on caveat in this matter.
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The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by Vedanta seeking early hearing on its appeal filed against the Madras High Court order, which declined to allow the reopening of its Tuticorin plant.
As the Tamil Nadu government had filed a special leave petition in the top court for expunging certain remarks in the Madras High Court order, a bench headed by Justice R. F. Nariman and comprising Justices Navin Sinha and K. M. Joseph admitted it and tagged it with the main matter.
In the meanwhile, during the hearing, counsel appearing for Vedanta requested the top court for an early hearing on its appeal against the Madras High Court order but the bench declined to entertain this plea.
It will be difficult for villagers to travel to Minjur, pleads petitioner The Madras High Court on Friday sought the response of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to a petition about the public hearing venue for the ₹53,000 crore expansion project to be taken up at Kattupalli port.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy ordered notice, returnable in two weeks, to industrialist Gautam Adani-owned Marine Infrastructure Developer Private Ltd., which operates the port in Tiruvallur district and had decided to go for expansion of its handling capacity by over 12 times.
P. Ethiraj, 51, president of an association of traditional fishermen in Tiruvallur district, had filed the public interest litigation petition stating that the public hearing must be conducted either at the project site or in close proximity so that maximum number of local residents could participate and express their concerns. He objected to the venue being fixed 20 km away in Minj
Senior Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials told
The New Indian Express that this year the climatic conditions were favourable for faster dispersion of pollutants
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