Supreme Court rejects Vedanta Group’s review petition against closure of Thoothukudi plant
No case for review has been established, said a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a review petition filed by the Vedanta Group against the closure of its Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi.
The state government closed the plant after thirteen protestors were killed in a police firing on May 22, 2018, causing national outrage. The demonstrators had alleged that the plant contaminated the region’s air and water resources.
Sterlite Copper owned the copper smelter. It was a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group, one of the world’s largest mining and metals conglomerates.
On February 29, the top court dismissed a petition filed by the Vedanta Group seeking the reopening of the plant. The court highlighted the importance of the health and welfare of the residents of the region, PTI reported. Subsequently, the group filed a review petition against the decision.
On October 22, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the review petition. The order was published on Saturday.
“The application for listing the review petition in open court is rejected,” the order said. “Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review has been established. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed.”
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