India, June 18 -- The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a long-standing petition by Tata Chemicals Ltd (TCL) and held it liable for extensive environmental damage to the marine sanctuary in the Gulf of Kutch. This came after a resident of Devpara village in Gujarat sent a statutory notice to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), accusing the company's Mithapur plant of ongoing environmental violations.

The court directed GPCB to determine the compensation amount within three months, and added that TLC must continue paying for ecological restoration until the sanctuary recovers.

According to the order on May 25, 2026, the court observed that, "It seems that under the interim order passed by this Court, the petitioner company is stil...