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2018 TN firing: SC stays HC order for probe into assets of officials
4 months, 3 weeks ago

2018 TN firing: SC stays HC order for probe into assets of officials

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a July 15 order by the Madras high court that directed an investigation into the assets of police and revenue officials involved in the 2018 Thoothukudi firing, which resulted in the deaths of 13 people during protests against the Vedanta-owned Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu. Admitting the matter, the bench issued notice on …

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2018 Firing At Anti-Sterlite Protests | Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order For Probe Into Assets Of Police & Govt Officials
4 months, 3 weeks 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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The Madras HC order on Thoothukudi firing brings into focus the industry-police nexus
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Madras HC order on Thoothukudi firing brings into focus the industry-police nexus

Hindustan Times  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed Tamil Nadu's directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption to investigate the assets of police and revenue personnel involved in the 2018 Thoothukudi Sterlite police firing, in which 13 protesters were killed and 33 wounded. Six years later, a Division Bench of Justices S.S. Sundar and N. Senthilkumar has ordered that the assets acquired by …

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Custody death: Madras HC wants trial over in three months
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Custody death: Madras HC wants trial over in three months

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that if the courts could not deliver justice to the victim even after 25 years in a custodial death case, it would be a disgrace to the institution and the entire justice delivery system. The senior counsel appearing for Somasundaram submitted that the presiding officer of the trial court assumed …

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Police Officers Involved In Thoothukudi Firing Incident Should Be Prosecuted For Murder, Have Shown No Remorse: Madras HC Observes Orally
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Police Officers Involved In Thoothukudi Firing Incident Should Be Prosecuted For Murder, Have Shown No Remorse: Madras HC Observes Orally

Live Law  

While hearing a plea seeking to reopen a case related to police firing during the Thoothukudi Sterlite protests in which 13 people lost their lives, the Madras High Court today orally remarked that the police officers responsible for the firing should be prosecuted for the offence of murder. The court was hearing a plea filed by Executive Director of People's …

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Tamilisai resigns as Telangana, Puducherry Governor; eyes BJP ticket for LS polls from Tamil Nadu
9 months ago

Tamilisai resigns as Telangana, Puducherry Governor; eyes BJP ticket for LS polls from Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

Speculation suggests that Tamilisai is likely to get the BJP's ticket for the Central Madras constituency, presently held by DMK's Dayanidhi Maran. Earlier reports had indicated her inclination to contest under the BJP's leadership, prompting her resignation following the announcement of the Lok Sabha election date, with Tamil Nadu going to the polls in a single phase on April 19. …

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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to reopen Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant
9 months, 3 weeks 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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Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea seeking reopening of Sterlite copper plant in TN's Thoothukudi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea seeking reopening of Sterlite copper plant in TN's Thoothukudi

India TV News  

​The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal of the Vedanta group seeking direction for the reopening of its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the plea, said that the plant is a chronic violator of air and water pollution laws. Earlier in August 2020, the Madras High Court had rejected Vedanta’s plea for …

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T.N. Rains | Madras Regimental Centre personnel mobilised for relief efforts in Thoothukudi
1 year ago

T.N. Rains | Madras Regimental Centre personnel mobilised for relief efforts in Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

One column of the Madras Regimental Centre Wellington, Coonoor, under the Dakshin Bharat Area was mobilised from the Nilgiris on December 18, 2023, and was deployed in Thoothukudi for flood relief operations, after a requisition from the civil administration, a press release from the MRC said. “The team is currently carrying out rescue operations in Thoothukudi city and Karungulam village …

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Thoothukudi police firing | Madras HC questions Tamil Nadu govt. over NHRC investigation division’s report
1 year, 3 months ago

Thoothukudi police firing | Madras HC questions Tamil Nadu govt. over NHRC investigation division’s report

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on September 22 wanted to know whether the Tamil Nadu government had received a copy of a report submitted by the National Human Rights Commission’s investigation division on the May 22, 2018 police firing, in which 13 anti-Sterlite protesters were killed in Thoothukudi. The judges felt that the report of the investigation division need not have …

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Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry submits its report on the Thoothukudi firing
2 years, 7 months ago

Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry submits its report on the Thoothukudi firing

The Hindu  

The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry has submitted its final report on the Thoothukudi firing in which 13 people were killed and more than 100 injured on May 22, 2018. Stalin at the Chennai Secretariat on May 18 by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan, a former Madras High Court judge. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan said the report consisted of 3,000 pages, split …

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Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi: 34 still named as history-sheeters
2 years, 7 months ago

Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi: 34 still named as history-sheeters

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Even as police rules state that a history sheet can be in force for only two years and it requires an objective appraisal of materials for retention beyond two years, as many as 34 people are still maintained as history-sheeters for taking part in the agitation against the Sterlite Copper plant four years ago, revealed the response to an …

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How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports
3 years, 2 months ago

How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports

Business Standard  

How prolonged closure of Sterlite plant is impacting copper exports The prolonged closure of its controversial Thoothukudi plant has had an unintended impact on the country's exports of the industrial metal Premium As part of its corporate social responsibility mandate, the company planted one million trees, implemented a scholarship programme for students from Thoothukudi's villages. Shine Jacob Chennai It’s been …

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'Every Citizen Has The Right To Comment On Govt. Policies': Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council To Enroll Law Graduate Who Participated In Anti-Sterlite Agitation
3 years, 2 months ago

'Every Citizen Has The Right To Comment On Govt. Policies': Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council To Enroll Law Graduate Who Participated In Anti-Sterlite Agitation

Live Law  

Coming to the aid of a law graduate who had participated in the protests for the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi because of which he had been denied enrolment as an advocate, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has recently directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to enroll him as an advocate …

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Sterlite Protests: Madras High Court Calls For Probe Reports Of NHRC- Calls The Inaction "Alarming"
3 years, 5 months ago

Sterlite Protests: Madras High Court Calls For Probe Reports Of NHRC- Calls The Inaction "Alarming"

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court issued notice to the State Government and the National Human Rights Commission today in a plea for disclosure of NHRC's "undisclosed" 2018 investigation report into police firing following the Sterlite Protests in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People's Watch, appearing party-in-person, has challenged the closure order of NHRC dated …

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Tamil Nadu govt opposes reopening of Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, SC seeks Vedanta's reply
4 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu govt opposes reopening of Thoothukudi Sterlite plant, SC seeks Vedanta's reply

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu government today opposed reopening of the Sterlite copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi. During brief arguments today in the Supreme Court, senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, said the order passed by the state government was for "permanent closure" of the plant. "Various conditions for the operation of the Sterlite plant have been duly …

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SC Issues Notice On Vedanta Plea To Reopen Sterlite Plant In Tamil Nadu; Refuses Stay On HC Order
4 years, 3 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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Effects of pollution caused by Sterlite plant in 1997 can be seen today on Thoothukudi soil: HC
4 years, 4 months ago

Effects of pollution caused by Sterlite plant in 1997 can be seen today on Thoothukudi soil: HC

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday criticised Vedanta’s Sterlite copper smelting plant at Meelavittan in Thoothukudi district by stating that it takes time for pollution to set in, and that the effect of the pollution caused by the plant in 1997 could be seen today on Thoothukudi soil. Sivagnanam and V. Bhavani Subbaroyan said Vedanta could not rest upon certain …

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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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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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Madras HC refuses to allow reopening of Vedanta's Thoothukudi Sterlite Copper Plant
4 years, 4 months ago

Madras HC refuses to allow reopening of Vedanta's Thoothukudi Sterlite Copper Plant

India TV News  

In a setback to Vedanta, Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to allow the reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. The court upheld the Tamil Nadu government's order of May 2018, directing closure of Vedanta’s Tuticorin Facility. Vedanta Limited had moved the court challenging the state government's closure order against its Sterlite Copper Plant on May …

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