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The Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the Tamil Nadu government’s cancellation of land allotment for Sterlite expansion.
The High Court heard the writ petition filed by Sterlite Copper challenging the cancellation of land allotment by SIPCOT for its copper smelter expansion.
‘Public appeasement’
The court observed that there was a large difference between public perception and the ground reality. The judge noted that just because some sections of society were expressing concerns, the State cannot make decisions solely to appease them, a statement of Sterlite Copper said.
The judge said that the court cannot be swayed by public perception and had to judge the case on facts alone.
The court said it was of the opinion that the balance of convenience lies in favour of Sterlite Copper and repeatedly stated that this order to cancel the land allotment was a political order just to appease a section of people and that public perception may be based on incorrect facts and assumptions.
Sterlite happy
The court granted a stay and interim injunction in the matter. “We are happy that the high court has only considered the facts in the case and granted a stay to the State’s order which was purely made considering the people’s emotions,” P Ramnath, CEO, Stellite Copper, said in the statement.
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