Orissa High Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea for supply of bauxite at price as per 2004 deal
The High Court observes the company cannot seek revival of old agreements after having participated in the process initiated under the amended long term linkage policy for bauxite
The Orissa High Court dismissed Vedanta Aluminium Limited's plea on October 1, 2026, requesting the Odisha government to supply 150 million tonnes of bauxite at the price agreed upon in 2004. The company claimed to have made substantial investments based on the government's assurance of a guaranteed supply. The High Court found no merit in the petition, dismissing it after determining that the company had accepted and acted upon the Long Term Linkage (LTL) regime after the Joint Venture Agreements were terminated in 2015.
The court noted that the petitioner's claim was inconsistent with their representation of the government to revive the Joint Venture Company, as they had agreed to receive bauxite under the LTL Policy of 2018.
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