Vedanta can't have free run': SC on plea to reopen Sterlite plant
Hindustan Times|February 23, 2024
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.
Utkarsh Anand
Vedanta can't have free run': SC on plea to reopen Sterlite plant

Before making a final judgment about the reopening, a bench led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, opined that it is crucial to take into account whether the alleged norm violations by Vedanta in operating its plant can be balanced and rectified through appropriate remedial measures.

The bench, also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said that it would have to evaluate Vedanta's compliance with the 2013 ruling of the top court that had put several terms for the company to operate and identify areas in which it fell short.

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