<p class="title rtejustify">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Saturday said the state will challenge in the Supreme Court an order of the National Green Tribunal which <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ngt-orders-reopening-sterlite-708339.html" target="_blank">set aside the government's closure</a> of mining firm Vedanta Ltd's Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The NGT Saturday allowed the appeal of the company challenging closure of its plant, saying the closure order was "non-sustainable" and "unjustified".</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The tribunal has asked the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to pass a fresh order for renewal of consent and authorisation to handle hazardous substances.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The Tamil Nadu government will appeal against this order in the Supreme Court," Palaniswami told reporters here.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">On May 28, the state government had ordered the TNPCB to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">At least 13 people were killed and several injured in police firing during anti-Sterilte protests on May 22 and 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Supreme Court recently refused to stay a Madras High Court order for a CBI probe against police officials for firing during the protests.</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Saturday said the state will challenge in the Supreme Court an order of the National Green Tribunal which <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ngt-orders-reopening-sterlite-708339.html" target="_blank">set aside the government's closure</a> of mining firm Vedanta Ltd's Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The NGT Saturday allowed the appeal of the company challenging closure of its plant, saying the closure order was "non-sustainable" and "unjustified".</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The tribunal has asked the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to pass a fresh order for renewal of consent and authorisation to handle hazardous substances.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The Tamil Nadu government will appeal against this order in the Supreme Court," Palaniswami told reporters here.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">On May 28, the state government had ordered the TNPCB to seal and "permanently" close the mining group's copper plant following violent protests over pollution concerns.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">At least 13 people were killed and several injured in police firing during anti-Sterilte protests on May 22 and 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Supreme Court recently refused to stay a Madras High Court order for a CBI probe against police officials for firing during the protests.</p>