The Indian ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has informed the Orissa high court that the application by Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL) for expansion of its Lanjigarh refinery cannot be considered at all as the company has violated environment laws seriously.
The MoEF said VAL was ordered to discontinue the expansion work on this ground.
See http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/MoEF-shoots-down-VAL-expansion-plan/articleshow/7414114.cms.