The Madras High Court on Wednesday allowed DMK chief Vaiko and an activist to be be impleaded in the petition by Vedanta group firm Sterlite Copper against a Tamil Nadu government order closing its copper unit in Tuticorin district.
The court accepted the pleas by Vaiko, activist Fathima besides five others that they should be made a party to the case as they "have played a role in one or more proceedings either before NGT or this court or Supreme Court."
The bench, while allowing other petitioners such as S Raja, Raju, Hari Raghavan and K S Arjunan to be impleaded, Wednesday said, "We find from the facts placed before us as much of which have not been disputed that all these persons have played a role in one or more proceedings either before NGT or this court or Supreme Court."
"In the absence of any such we are of the view that these petitions are counterblast to the other impleading petitioners with a view to create a check made for the prayer for impleadment. Hence dismissed."