New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to Orissa government, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and the UK-based Vedanta's Indian arm Sterlite Industries on a petition challenging cancellation of environmental clearance to Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining Project in the state.A bench of Justice R V Raveendran and Justice A K Patnaik issued notices to the involved parties and sought their replies within four weeks.It also listed the matter for further hearing after that. State-run Orissa Mining Corporation has moved the apex court, challenging the Central government's decision to reject environmental clearance to Vedanta's bauxite mining project. PTI
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