HC dissatisfied with TN G.O on Sterlite unit's closure, asks govt to take policy decision

The Madras High Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the recent Tamil Nadu Government Order for shutting down the Sterlite copper unit in Tuticorin and suggested that a proper G.O. be issued after taking a policy decision.

A bench of Justices C T Selvam and A M Basheer Ahamed made the observation while hearing a batch of petitions against the Sterlite plant.

Government advocate Sella Pandian submitted that G.O. had been issued to close down the Sterlite Copper factory. The government had also disconnected water supply while the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) had withdrawn the consent given for the expansion of the unit.

Intervening, the bench said, "We are not satisfied with the government order to close the Sterlite unit. The government should take a policy decision and issue a proper order to close the unit."