New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi will remain shut for now, with the Supreme Court on Monday setting aside a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing the plant to reopen, on the ground that it's outside the tribunal's jurisdiction. Vedanta can now go to the high court against the April 9, 2018, closure order of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board amid local unrest over alleged pollution caused by the unit. "It is definitely a setback for us," P Ramnath, chief executive, Sterlite Copper, told ET. "But on merits, they (Supreme Court) have not said anything. It is only on maintainability." He said the company will, most likely, move Madras High Court soon.
NGT had on December 15 stayed the pollution board...