The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Adani Group to shut down 12 of the 21 units operating in its Mundra special economic zone (SEZ), one of the largest SEZ in the country.
Some units in the Mundra SEZ were allegedly operating in violation of norms as they had failed to receive individual clearances from the state environment ministry, according to the court’s observation.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed against Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd by villagers and the court had in 2012, too, issued a directive asking Adani to refrain from any activity in the 12 units under consideration.
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The court has asked the ministry of environment and forests to decide on giving clearance to the SEZ units within 30 days till which time “there shall not be any further activity in the form of construction etc. including the functioning of the units in question.”
In a statement, Adani confirmed it has been restrained from any constructional, operational or manufacturing activities at the units but added operations at the Mundra port were running normally.
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