India, Aug. 29 -- NEW DELHI: The Sterlite copper plant has been closed since May 2018, the raging crisis between the company, owned by Vedanta-one of the world's largest miners-and the Tamil Nadu government is now in the Supreme Court. It is almost like a now or never situation for the company, which has filed a special leave petition (SLP) to undertake maintenance activities at its plant in Thoothukudi, a port town in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. All eyes are now on the lawyers of Vedanta, and those from the Tamil Nadu government when they start arguing the pros and cons of the case in the Apex Court. Whatever be the judgement, it will have deep ramifications on how New Delhi should balance environmental concerns against necess...