Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has moved the National Green Tribunal, challenging the order.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to soft drinks major Coca-Cola on a Kerala government plea
A sub court in Kochi has dismissed a suit filed by Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Ltd, Palakkad, seeking Rs 50 lakh damages from Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi for publishing a news report against it.
Central Ground Water Authority declared Arajiline block, where the bottling plant in located, as "over exploited" in 2011
The state government's move comes following stiff opposition.
Villagers and activists had long been alleging over-exploitation and pollution of groundwater and soil by the unit.
The court upheld the contention of the two soft drink companies that the state government had no jurisdiction to impose a ban on manufacture and sale of their products.\n\n
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has ordered closure of soft drinks major Coca Cola's plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district.
Kerala high court on Tuesday directed the company to stop drawing groundwater for use in its bottling plant at Plachimedu in Palakaad
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd has moved the Mumbai high court challenging the Maharashtra government's action of confiscating huge stock of its aerated water products.
Debt-ridden Future Group is now focusing on saving and rebuilding firms such as -- Future Lifestyle Fashions, Future Supply Chain Solutions, Future Consumer and Future Enterprises, after the Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail was rejected by secured creditors, according to industry sources. However, Future Group's flagship firm Future Retail Ltd (FRL), which has nearly Rs 18,000 crore debt, is bound to face the corporate insolvency resolution process before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Other companies like Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL), Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FLFL), Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd (FSCSL), Future Consumer Ltd (FCL) can sustain on their own and can be rebuilt by restructuring their liabilities with the help of current lenders and investors, said an industry source close to the Future Group.
India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made their way to top hierarchy of global firms in 2013.
