EXHIBIT 5.1


                           (AMARCHAND MANGALDAS LOGO)

Ref No:  8680                                                  November 15, 2006


Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
Vedanta, 75 Nehru Road
Vile Parle (East)
Mumbai -- 400 099
Maharashtra
India

Dear Sirs:

We have acted as Indian counsel to Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
("Sterlite") and are giving this opinion in connection with its Registration
Statement on Form F-1 (the "Registration Statement") to register under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), equity shares of par
value Rs. 2 per share (the "Equity Shares") of Sterlite, in the form of American
Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), in connection with the offering by Sterlite of its
Equity Shares, in the form of ADSs.

For the purpose of this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified
or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate
records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have
deemed necessary, including the Memorandum and Articles of Association of
Sterlite and the Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act by
Sterlite with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For the purposes of this opinion, words and phrases used but not defined herein
shall have the same meaning as those contained in the Registration Statement.

For the purposes of this opinion we have assumed that the approval of the
shareholders of Sterlite and the Underwriting Agreement will have become wholly
unconditional and the obligations of the Underwriters therein contained have not
been terminated as contained therein.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that upon
obtaining the approval of its shareholders and each of its secured, working
capital and/or term lenders, as necessary pursuant to the terms and conditions
of its financing arrangements, the Equity Shares shall have been duly authorized
by Sterlite and once issued and allotted by Sterlite and once paid for by the
Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and will not be subject to calls for further funds. Consequently,
after such issue of Equity Shares there will be no liability of the holder of
Equity Shares to make any payment to Sterlite in respect of the holding of his
Equity Shares.

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                           (AMARCHAND MANGALDAS LOGO)

Based upon such facts and subject to the limitations set forth in the
Registration Statement, the statements of law or legal conclusions in the
Registration Statement under the caption "Certain Income Tax Considerations --
India" constitute the opinion of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.
as to the material Indian tax consequences of an investment in the ADSs or
Equity Shares.

The opinion expressed herein is confined to and given on the basis of Indian law
as currently applied by the Indian courts. We have made no investigation of the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the Republic of India and do not express or
imply any opinions as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the
Republic of India. This opinion is governed by and shall be construed in
accordance with Indian law.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in
the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement.


YOURS TRULY,


FOR AMARCHAND & MANGALDAS & SURESH A. SHROFF & CO.
Authorised Signatory

/S/ Shardul S. Shroff

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