Vedanta got Sterlite unit reopened, well almost. Till a lunch break ended

Post lunch, when the court reassembled, the Bench said it would hear the matter on Tuesday and dispose it that day itself

Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Thursday almost got a favourable order on the reopening of its Sterlite copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi, but only for the lunch break between 1 and 2 pm.

Pre-lunch, amid heated courtroom arguments between counsels for Vedanta and Tamil Nadu, a two-judge Bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha indicated that they would pass an order directing immediate reopening of the Sterlite copper plant and restoration of electricity connection to the unit.

The Bench had, however, till then not indicated if it would pass the order on Thursday itself. Post lunch, when the court reassembled,