STERLITE TO MOVE HIGH COURT OVER CLOSURE ORDER

Parent company of Sterlite, Vedanta has announced that it will challenge the Tamil Nadu government's order on May 28, calling for the permanent closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter plant in Thoothukudi by appealing to the National Green Tribunal. 

Sterlite has appealed under section 16 of the NGT Act 2010, which states that, “any person aggrieved by an order or decision made, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the order or decision or direction or determination is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Tribunal.”