The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Vedanta to operate its oxygen production unit on a standalone basis at Thoothukudi Copper plant, as the corporate giant contended that it wanted to help the national cause amid massive upsurge in Covid-19 cases. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat said the order was passed only in view of national need for oxygen and it would not create any equity in favour of Vedanta.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Vedanta to operate its oxygen production unit on a standalone basis at Thoothukudi Copper plant, as the corporate giant contended that it wanted to help the national cause amid massive upsurge in Covid-19 cases. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat said the order was passed only in view of national need for oxygen and it would not create any equity in favour of Vedanta.