SC to consider hearing Vedanta's plea on Sterlite copper unit in Tami Nadu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider hearing the Vedanta group's plea related to the closure of its Sterlite copper unit in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the Vedanta group firm, that the matter needed to be heard. The senior lawyer said the matter is listed on January 22 and urged the bench that the matter be heard. The CJI said the counsel for the parties will be informed after he ascertains during the day as to whether any constitution bench matters are listed for hearing. Earlier, the top court had said it has directed the registrar to allocate "two dedicated dates" for hearing the Vedanta group's plea. The top court had in May last year asked the Tamil Nadu government to take appropriate decisions in pursuance of its April 10 direction by which it had allowed the Vedanta group to carry out the upkee

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