HC stays Sterlite plant construction after 11 people killed
The Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter by Sterlite Copper in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, where 11 people were killed in police firing while carrying out anti-Sterlite protests. The court's decision comes after months-long protests by residents demanding closure of the firm's existing plant claiming it generates pollution that is injurious to health.