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| Attention: | Myra Moosariparambil Nasreen Mohammed Tia L. Jenkins, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant |
| Re: | Sterlite Industries (India) Limited Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 Filed July 30, 2013 File No. 001-33175 Response dated March 7, 2014 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Sesa Sterlite Limited (previously known as Sterlite Industries (India) Limited), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of India (the “Company”). The Company received a comment letter dated March 26, 2014 regarding the Staff’s review of the Company’s filing and the Company’s response dated March 7, 2014. The comment letter indicated that the Company should respond to the comments within ten business days or advise you when the Company will provide you with a response.
The Company is in the process of undertaking the appropriate work to formulate thorough responses to the Staff’s comments and having discussions with its auditors. The Company respectfully requests an extension for additional 10 business days and be permitted to respond to the comments by April 23, 2014.
Please contact the undersigned at +65.6437.5467 if you have any questions or require additional information concerning the foregoing.
| Respectfully submitted, |
| /s/ Rajiv Gupta |
Rajiv Gupta of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP |
Enclosure
| cc: | Tom Albanese Chief Executive Officer Sesa Sterlite Limited |