Madras HC refuses to allow reopening of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi

August 18, 2020 12:07

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to allow the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which has remained closed since April 2018.A division bench of Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan, while refusing to allow the reopening of the plant, disposed of the plea filed by Vedanta challenging the closure of Sterlite Copper plant.

The High Court had in January this year reserved its orders on the appeal of Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper challenging the Tamil Nadu government's decision to shut down its copper smelter in Thoothukudi and seeking the reopening of its plant. -- ANI

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