The Orissa gov ernment has moved the Supreme Court against the Centre

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre

The Orissa High Court today concluded hearing on the petition filed by Vedanta Aluminium Company Ltd.

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Court And Government Overstepped Limits, Helping Secure Provisional Nod For One Project And Nixing The Other

Both are mining projects in Orissa and both involve diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes.

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In clearing Posco, govt has overridden its own Forest Rights Act, taking the state govt

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) challenging the Union government's decision to reject its application for regularising its expansion works at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi districts.

The two-member bench comprising chief justice V.
Gopalagowda and justice H.S. Bhalla, while admitting the application, posted the date of hearing for February 21.

VEDANTA Aluminium on Tuesday sought the Orissa government's intervention for leasing out a bauxite mine in Kalahandi district, close to the company's alumina refinery at Lanjigarh.

Vedanta Aluminum chief operating officer Mukesh Kumar met top government officials including chief secretary B K Patnaik, impressing upon them to bail out the one-million-tonne refinery plant.