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According to Vedanta, the committee should make recommendations and suggest conditions for resumption of operations of its copper smelter plan. The committee may also suggest additional environmental safeguards, if required.
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In 2018, the Tamil Nadu govt ordered the closure of the plant after violent protests against the plant resulted in 13 deaths due to police firing
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Yesterday, CJI said that has already directed the Registrar to allocate two dedicated days for hearing the case, he confirmed today that it has been listed for final hearing.
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In its April 10 order, the top court had also allowed evacuation of the remaining gypsum at the plant and making available the required manpower as requested by the company.
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Here is a timeline leading up to Vedanta’s decision to sell the plant
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Karmakar said given the strong demand emanating from various sectors, copper imports may increase by 30 percent year-on-year between July and March.
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The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice T S Sivagnanam also orally observed that firing upon the innocent public was a scar on Indian democracy and it should not be forgotten.
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On April 27, the top court had allowed Vedanta to operate its closed oxygen plant at Tuticorin, saying the order has been passed in view of national need for oxygen and there should be no political bickering over the generation of the gas by the company as the country is facing a national crisis.
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The Supreme Court had on April 27 allowed the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, which was shut down in May 2018 over pollution concerns, to reopen to produce oxygen.
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The Sterlite copper smelter plant was given approval by the then AIADMK government on April 26 at an all-party meeting to produce medical oxygen at its facility for a period of four months at the facility in Tuticorin about 600 kms from here.
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Though the Union government had supported the Vedanta's recent move on April 22, the state government had opposed to it. The state government had then asked the Thoothukudi administration to conduct a public hearing and send its report on April 23, so that they can submit an affidavit before the Supreme Court.
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As per the EoI document issued on Wednesday, the project has an investment potential of about Rs 10,000 crore that will provide direct and indirect employment to 10,000 people and will contribute around Rs 3,000 crore to the exchequer annually.
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Vedanta Ltd, the Anil Agarwal-led metals and mining major, is pursuing legal option to reopen the plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.
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Sections of landowners and political parties in Tamil Nadu are opposing the 900-feet-wide green field express highway with an eight-lane between Chennai and Salem would cover 277.3 kilometers
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The plant was ordered to be shut after 13 people, protesting against the alleged pollution caused due to the plant, died in police firing in May last year.
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Justices K K Sasindhran and P D Audikesavalu of the Madurai Bench also restrained the Vedanta group from taking any steps to reopen the unit.
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The announcement comes days after the National Green Tribunal set aside the Tamil Nadu government's order for closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin.
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NGT on December 15 set aside the Tamil Nadu government order for closure of the copper unit at Tuticorin, which was at the centre of massive protests over alleged pollution, saying it was "non sustainable" and "unjustified".
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The Vedanta-owned company's unit in Tamil Nadu was closed in May this year following a government order.
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The Tamil Nadu government had in late May ordered permanent closure of the copper smelter after 13 people protesting to demand its shutdown were killed
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Ironically, the political parties that are protesting against the plant have at some point or the other, been responsible for clearing the path for the plant
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Sterlite said the facility has been shut since March 27 when the company took up annual scheduled maintenance.
