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Environmental law newsletter: Issue 8
May 10, 2021Supreme Court Judgements / Orders
Supreme Court stays NGT order stalling Vedanta’s mining operations at their Goa plant
Vedanta Ltd. v. The Goa Foundation & Ors.; Order dated 12 April, 2021
A two judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Vineet Saran has stayed the order of the National Green Tribunal (“NGT”) which had stalled operations of Vedanta’s mining plant at Dharbandora in Goa for lack of mandatory environmental clearance (“EC”).
While staying the NGT’s orders dated 03.11.2020 and 04.03.2021, the Supreme Court has permitted the respondent Goa Foundation to file their counter affidavit.
