The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing an appeal filed by Vedanta Ltd against the Madras High Court’s refusal to re–open its Sterlite Copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.
Appearing before a Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, senior advocate Aryama Sundaram and advocate Rohini Musa forcefully argued for Vedanta that its plant was a major source of production of copper in the country and had provided employment to many people over the years.
The plant was closed in May 2018 following an order by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board over pollution concerns. Protests against the plant saw 13 people killed in police firing.
