VEDANTA LIMITED Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU
LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-312
HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
Decided on August 18,2020

Vedanta Limited Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF TAMIL NADU Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL RESOURCE POLICE VS. UOI AND ANR [REFERRED TO]
SEWPUJANRAI INDRASANARAI LIMITED VS. COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS [REFERRED TO]
DARYAO HURMAT S O SATWA MAHENDRA LAL JAINI ROOP CHAND BRUHAN KUMAR SADASHIV RAMCHANDRA DALVI VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [REFERRED TO]
AMALGAMATED COALFIELDS LIMITED THE AMALGAMATED COALFIELDS LIMITED VS. JANAPADA SABHA CHHINDWARA:JANAPADA SABHA CHHINDWARA [REFERRED TO]
STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED VS. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER:ASST SUPDT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES BIHAR:COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER:COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER:COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER:COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER [REFERRED TO]
HIS HOLINESS KESAVANANDA BHARATI SRIPADAGALVARU SHRI RAGHUNATH RAO GANPAT RAO N H NAWAB MOHAMMAD IFTIKHAR ALI KHAN SHETHIA MINING AND MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LIMITED THE ORIENTAL GOAL GO LIMITED VS. STATE OF KERALA:UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT IRON WORKS VS. BHAGUBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL [REFERRED TO]
MOHINDER SINGH GILL VS. CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER NEW DELHI [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF TAMIL NADU VS. HIND STONE [REFERRED TO]
S P MITTAL SHRI RAGHUBIR AUROBINDO SOCIETY AUROBINDO SOCIETY VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
K RAMANATHAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
KHARGRAM PANCHAYAT SAMITI VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [REFERRED TO]
U P POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD VS. MODI DISTILLERY [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
RURAL LITIGATION AND ENTITLEMENT KENDRA VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [REFERRED TO]
S RANGARAJAN UNION OF INDIA VS. P JAGJIVAN RAM:P JAGJIVAN RAM [REFERRED TO]
SITARAM SUGAR COMPANY LIMITED U P STATE SUGAR CORPORATION LIMITED VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
DIRECT RECRUIT CLASS II ENGINEERING OFFICERS ASSOCIATION VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [REFERRED TO]
BANGALORE MEDICAL TRUST VS. B S MUDDAPPA [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VS. KAILASH CHAND MAHAJAN [REFERRED TO]
VIRENDER GAUR VS. STATE OF HARYANA [REFERRED TO]
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR ENVIRO LEGAL ACTION VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
VELLORE CITIZENS WELFARE FORUM VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. KAMAL NATH [REFERRED TO]
M P OIL EXTRACTION K N OIL INDUSTRIES VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [REFERRED TO]
JAGDISH YADAV VS. STATE OF BIHAR [REFERRED TO]
V PURUSHOTHAM RAO VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
BALCO EMPLOYEES UNION REGD VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
AIR INDIA CABIN CREW ASSOCIATION VS. YESHAWINEE MERCHANT [REFERRED TO]
INDIAN HANDICRAFTS EMPORIUM VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
DHARAM DUTT VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
M C MEHTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY and NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT FORGE CO LTD VS. UTTAM MANOHAR NAKATE [REFERRED TO]
INTELLECTUALS FORUM TIRUPATHI VS. STATE OF A P [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF KARNATAKA VS. ALL INDIA MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZATION [REFERRED TO]
A V PAPAYYA SASTRY VS. GOVERNMENT OF A P [REFERRED TO]
BANDU VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [REFERRED TO]
DHAMPUR SUGAR KASHIPUR LTD VS. STATE OF UTTRANCHAL [REFERRED TO]
T N GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
TIRUPUR DYEING FACTORY OWNERS ASSOCIATION VS. NOYYAL RIVER AYACUTDARS PROTECTION ASSOCIATION [REFERRED TO]
RAJ KUMAR SHIVHARE VS. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ENFORCEMENT [REFERRED TO]
M R F LTD VS. MANOHAR PARRIKAR [REFERRED TO]
CHAIRMAN ALL INDIA RAILWAY REC BOARD VS. K SHYAM KUMAR [REFERRED TO]
KALABHARATI ADVERTISING VS. HEMANT VIMALNATH NARICHANIA [REFERRED TO]
KRANTI ASSOCIATES PVT LTD VS. SH MASOOD AHMED KHAN [REFERRED TO]
JOYDEEP MUKHARJEE VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [REFERRED TO]
LAFARGE UMIAM MINING PVT LTD VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
R K MITTAL VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [REFERRED TO]
RAMILA MAIDAN INCIDENT VS. HOME SECRETARY UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
SONY PICTURES RELEASING OF INDIA LTD VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [REFERRED TO]
STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
ORISSA MINING CORPORATION LTD VS. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT [REFERRED TO]
G. SUNDARRAJAN VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
M/S PRP EXPORTS VS. CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [REFERRED TO]
VENKTRAPRAGADA VIRARAGHAVA RAO VS. RAO BAHADUR MOTHEY NARASIMHARAO ZAMINDAR GARU [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
GULF GOANS HOTELS CO. LTD. VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]
DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD VS. INTERNATIONAL LEASE FINANCE CORPN [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. VS. BANDEEP SINGH AND ORS. [REFERRED TO]
SAYYED RATANBHAI SAYEED (D) TH. LRS. & ORS. VS. SHIRDI NAGAR PANCHAYAT & ANR. [REFERRED TO]
KARNATAKA LIVE BAND RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [REFERRED TO]
LAL BAHADUR VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS [REFERRED TO]
GOA FOUNDATION VS. M/S SESA STERLITE LTD. [REFERRED TO]
ASGAR & ORS VS. MOHAN VARMA & ORS [REFERRED TO]
SARVEPALLI RAMAIAH (DIED) AS PER LRS AND OTHERS VS. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT AND OTEHRS [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD VS. REKHABEN NARESHBHAI RATHOD [REFERRED TO]
FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF INDIA (FOGSI) VS. UNION OF INDIA [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

T.S.Sivagnanam, J. - (1.)The petitioner, in all these Writ Petitions, except W.P.No.21547 of 2019, is M/s.Vedanta Limited Unit Sterlite Copper Thoothukudi, formerly known as 'Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd/ Sesa Goa Ltd/ Sesa Sterlite Limited'.
(2.)The petitioner is a company incorporated under the Companies Act having its registered office at Mumbai. The nature of activities done by the petitioner, are exporting, extracting and processing minerals such as copper, iron ore, aluminium, oil and gas and commercial power and claims to be one of the world's largest diversified natural resources companies.
(3.)The ten Writ Petitions, filed by the petitioner, could be segregated into four categories. The first being, the lead cases; the second set of cases challenging consequential orders; the third set of cases in which independent reliefs have been sought for; and the fourth set of cases challenging the orders passed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in the year 2013. In the course of discussion in these Writ Petitions, primarily, we will refer to the lead cases, which are W.P.Nos.5772 of 2019 and 5792 of 2019.


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