The SC declined to entertain two related special leave petitions (SLPs) against an interim order of the Madras High Court which directed that the copper smelting plant of the Sterlite Industries (India) at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu could resume operation on an experimental basis till February 28, 1999. In its order, the Court directed the industry that all parameters regarding emission of gases should be monitored round the clock.
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