SC to hear plea on Sterlite unit
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Lists appeal of Vedanta Group pertaining to closure of its copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu for hearing on Nov 29
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has listed the Vedanta Group’s plea related to the closure of its Sterlite copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin for hearing on November 29. According to an update on the apex court’s website, the plea of the Vedanta group firm will be heard on November 29. On October 9, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had assured the firm’s counsel that it had directed the registrar to allocate “two dedicated dates” for hearing the Vedanta group’s plea.
“I am well aware of the situation. I have already directed the registrar to allocate two dedicated dates (for hearing),” the CJI had said.
The top court had, in May, asked the Tamil Nadu government to take appropriate decisions in pursuance of its April 10 direction by which it had allowed the Vedanta group to carry out the upkeep of its Sterlite copper unit in Tuticorin under the supervision of a local-level monitoring committee. In its April 10 order, the top court had also allowed the evacuation of the remaining gypsum at the plant and making available the required manpower as requested by the company.
