{"id":9200,"date":"2011-02-25T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=9200"},"modified":"2011-02-25T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T16:19:09","slug":"more-detailed-pollution-check-ordered-at-tuticorin-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/more-detailed-pollution-check-ordered-at-tuticorin-plant","title":{"rendered":"More detailed pollution check ordered at Tuticorin plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9201\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/more-detailed-pollution-check-ordered-at-tuticorin-plant\/national-environmental-engineering-research-institute-neeri\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?fit=118%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"118,172\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?fit=102%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?fit=118%2C172&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9201\" title=\"National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?resize=118%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?w=118&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/National-Environmental-Engineering-Research-Institute-NEERI.jpg?resize=102%2C150&amp;ssl=1 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court Friday asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to carry out a &#8216;more detailed inspection&#8217; of the pollution allegedly being caused by a Tuticorin-based copper smelting plant.<\/p>\n<p>The smelting plant belongs to Sterlite Industries.<\/p>\n<p>Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked NEERI to carry out detailed inspection with reference to its own earlier report and that of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).<\/p>\n<p>The court said the institute will carry out the inspection after notifying CPCB, TNPCB and the petitioner. The court, however, noted that the earlier report of NEERI was itself conflicting.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court also ordered the inspection by NEERI after it observed that there were conflicting reports by CPCB and TNPCB.<\/p>\n<p>When senior counsel C.S. Sundram argued against the TNPCB report and the assertion of the petitioner, the court observed: &#8216;One way could be to close the company for some time and see the effect.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The apex court by its earlier interim order of Oct 1, 2010, had stayed the operation of Madras High Court order directing the closure of the Starlite Copper Smelting plant. 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