The court ordered the two drinks companies to deposit Rup200,000 ($4,000). The other companies, which included Nestle India, were told to pay Rup100,000 each towards the cost of repairing the damage.
INDIA: Court fines Coke and Pepsi for environmental damage
The Indian Supreme Court has fined the soft drinks groups, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, along with 10 other companies, for painting advertisements on the eco-fragile rockfaces along a stretch of highway in the Manali-Rhotang Pass in the Himalayas.