The Supreme Court of India on Thursday said that it will resume the hearing on Vedanta's plea regarding Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on January 29, ANI reported.

Supreme Court defers hearing on Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant plea to January 29

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul said the case will be heard next week.

Vedanta Sterlite plant: SC to hear Tamil Nadu's appeal against NGT order on Jan 8

The locals in the area had been on a three-month protest, which ended in tragedy last week as 13 protesters died in clash with police.

Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent closure of Sterlite plant after death of 13

The 'Amma's government,' will do all things necessary to ensure the plant's closure, he told reporters after visiting those injured in the violence and police firing on May 22, at a state-run hospital here