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Sterlite Copper Plant closure: Regret over job losses fuels protests
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Sterlite Copper Plant closure: Regret over job losses fuels protests

Op India  

On 20th December, members of the Indian National Trade Union Congress staged a protest demanding immediate action from the government to revive local industries and provide relief from the widespread joblessness in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. However, following the closure of key industries, including the Sterlite Copper Plant, the region has been grappling with a severe unemployment crisis. Calls to reopen …

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2018 Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protests | Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order For Probe Into Assets Of Police & Govt Officials
5 months, 1 week ago

2018 Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protests | Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order For Probe Into Assets Of Police & Govt Officials

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on August 2 stayed the Madras High Court order which directed a fresh investigation by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti–Corruption into the assets of the police and government officials accused in the 2018 Thoothukudi Police Firing at the anti-Sterlite protests. On July 15 the High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and …

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Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu to remain shut, SC dismisses Vedanta plea
10 months, 1 week ago

Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu to remain shut, SC dismisses Vedanta plea

Hindustan Times  

Vedanta’s copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi will stay closed, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, declaring that the plant’s contributions to the nation are subordinated to the public trust theory and sustainable development standards. Dismissing Vedanta’s plea, a bench led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud held that the 2020 Madras high court’s judgment affirming the …

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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on February 29, dismissed the special leave petition filed by Vedanta to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant. The apex court upholds the Madras High Court judgment of August 2020 confirming the State government and TNPCB decision to permanently shut down plant for causing environmental violations. The apex court noted that though the Thoothukudi plant was contributing to …

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‘Vedanta can’t have free run’: SC on plea to reopen Sterlite plant
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Vedanta can’t have free run’: SC on plea to reopen Sterlite plant

Hindustan Times  

Vedanta cannot have a free run and go on polluting the environment, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday, mulling a fair balance between allowing the conglomerate to reopen its Sterlite Copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi and the environmental concerns associated with doing so. The court was referring to its suggestion made on February 14 when it urged the …

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Reopen Sterlite plant, INTUC urges State government; says jobless working class can’t migrate like IT employees
1 year, 1 month ago

Reopen Sterlite plant, INTUC urges State government; says jobless working class can’t migrate like IT employees

The Hindu  

The State government should immediately take steps to reopen the closed Sterlite Copper Plant in Thoothukudi, said Indian National Trade Union Congress State working president P. Kathirvel here on Tuesday. Speaking at the day-long meet, Mr. Kathirvel said the Union government and many State governments were closing down public sector undertakings and other private industries like the Sterlite unit under …

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Calls to ban Sterlite intensify after SC nod to reopen plant for oxygen production
3 years, 8 months ago

Calls to ban Sterlite intensify after SC nod to reopen plant for oxygen production

India Today  

Locals in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district have intensified calls for banning Sterlite after Supreme Court ordered reopening of the plant allowed Vedanta's Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin to run its closed plan for oxygen production amid an acute shortage due to rising Covid cases. In Pandarampattti village in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, locals staged a protest against the Supreme Court's order to …

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No other factory in Tamil Nadu to produce oxygen other than Sterlite, asks Kamal Haasan
3 years, 8 months ago

No other factory in Tamil Nadu to produce oxygen other than Sterlite, asks Kamal Haasan

India Today  

Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan has condemned the Tamil Nadu government's decision to temporarily reopen Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant to produce oxygen, an essential element for critical Covid-19 patients. The Tamil Nadu government on Monday allowed Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi district to reopen for the sole purpose of producing oxygen for four months. However, Kamal …

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Vedanta seeks to reopen Tuticorin plant to produce oxygen amid Covid crisis, SC asks Centre to respond
3 years, 8 months ago

Vedanta seeks to reopen Tuticorin plant to produce oxygen amid Covid crisis, SC asks Centre to respond

India Today  

Vedanta Ltd, whose Sterlite Tuticorin copper plant was shut down over serious environmental violations, has offered to "give oxygen for free" amid the Covid crisis across the country if the plant is allowed to reopen. The Tamil Nadu government had in 2018 ordered permanent closure of the Sterlite plant and disconnected power supply following protests over alleged pollution that turned …

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Supreme Court Refuses To Recall Order Rejecting Vedanta's Interim Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant Pending Appeal
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Recall Order Rejecting Vedanta's Interim Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant Pending Appeal

Live Law  

In December, 2020, Senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for the petitioner, had advanced that the plant, when it was operational, directly employed 4,000 people, and indirectly contributed to the employment of 20,000 people, besides the two lakh others in the downstream industry, who have now been affected on account of the closure of a plan for 30 months- "The plant …

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SC Issues Notice On Vedanta Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu; Refuses Stay On HC Order
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Vedanta Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu; Refuses Stay On HC Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea filed by Vedanta Sterlite Copper seeking reopening of the copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. A Bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government in the appeal filed by Vedanta Ltd against the High Court Order refusing to …

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Madras HC Junks Vedanta's Plea To Reopen Its Sterlite Copper Plant In Tamil Nadu [Read Judgment]
4 years, 4 months ago

Madras HC Junks Vedanta's Plea To Reopen Its Sterlite Copper Plant In Tamil Nadu [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Vedanta Limited, against closure of its Sertlite Copper Plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, and other consequential orders passed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The Division Bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam and V. Bhavani Subbaroyan junked the Company's plea for reopening of its plant based …

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Setback for Vedanta as Madras HC Rejects Plea to Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 4 months ago

Setback for Vedanta as Madras HC Rejects Plea to Reopen Sterlite Copper Plant in Tamil Nadu

News 18  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday said the Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district will continue to remain shut and dismissed all petitions filed by Vedanta group for its reopening. Justices TS Saivagnanam and V Bhavani Subbaroyan of Madras High Court refused to order status quo until Vedanta, which owns Sterlite Copper, filed an appeal in the Supreme …

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Sterlite verdict: A tense Thoothukudi celebrates
4 years, 4 months ago

Sterlite verdict: A tense Thoothukudi celebrates

The Hindu  

As the Madras High Court rejected a plea by natural resources company Vedanta seeking permission to reopen its Sterlite copper smelting plant, there was widespread celebration on Tuesday, in Thoothukudi, the Pearl City. Anti-Sterlite protesters, activists and political party leaders, including DMK MLA Geetha Jeevan, were seen distributing sweets and bursting crackers hailing the Madras High Court verdict. As the …

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Sterlite Copper expects to reopen Tuticorin plant in next few months
5 years, 7 months ago

Sterlite Copper expects to reopen Tuticorin plant in next few months

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Sterlite Copper on Wednesday expressed hope that it will resume operations in the next couple of months at its Tutocrin plant which was shut after 13 people died during protests a year ago. “We are hopeful of starting the plant in next couple of months,” Sterlite Copper CEO Pankaj Kumar told PTI over phone. Earlier in the month …

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Tuticorin: Complying with NGT order, Vedanta announces welfare projects worth Rs 100 crore
5 years, 11 months ago

Tuticorin: Complying with NGT order, Vedanta announces welfare projects worth Rs 100 crore

Op India  

After Supreme court gave a nod to National Green Tribunal’s decision to reopen the copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, Vedanta group has announced welfare projects worth Rs 100 crore for the residents of the district. Vedanta group has also announced that, in order to boost women empowerment, it will launch a scheme for 5000 women, and provide them with microcredit …

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District admin unmoved by SC order on NGT ruling in Sterlite case
6 years ago

District admin unmoved by SC order on NGT ruling in Sterlite case

Deccan Chronicle  

Thoothukudi: “We are not going to allow Sterlite to run as of now,” categorically stated the Thoothukudi district collector though the Supreme Court refused to stay the National Green Tribunal’s order on the Tamil Nadu government’s appeal against the NGT order to reopen Sterlite smelter plant here on Tuesday. Echoing the Tamil Nadu government’s stand of not allowing Sterlite to …

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SC Refuses To Stay NGT Order Allowing Reopening Of Sterlite Plant
6 years ago

SC Refuses To Stay NGT Order Allowing Reopening Of Sterlite Plant

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the green tribunal's order of setting aside the Tamil Nadu government's decision to close Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin. A bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought response from Vedanta on the state government's appeal against the National Green Tribunal's order to reopen the plant.Tamil Nadu government filed the. A …

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Sterlite row: Tamil Nadu govt moves Supreme Court challenging NGT order to reopen Thoothukudi copper smelter
6 years ago

Sterlite row: Tamil Nadu govt moves Supreme Court challenging NGT order to reopen Thoothukudi copper smelter

Firstpost  

The Tamil Nadu government had sought permanent closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant in May 2018. Less than a month after the National Green Tribunal ordered Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi to be reopened, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the green court’s order. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had said the smelter, …

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Madras HC orders status quo, restrains Sterlite from reopening copper plant
6 years ago

Madras HC orders status quo, restrains Sterlite from reopening copper plant

India TV News  

In a setback to Sterlite, the Madras High Court Friday ordered status quo as existed before the National Green Tribunal set aside a Tamil Nadu government order for closure of the company's copper plant in Tuticorin. Hearing a petition against reopening of the Sterlite unit following the December 15 NGT order, the court directed that status quo will continue till …

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