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Tamil Nadu tells SC Kerala misled court over dam tree felling
Mathrubhumi reports that Tamil Nadu has filed a status report in the Supreme Court alleging Kerala has not granted permission to cut 23 trees needed to strengthen the Baby Dam at Mullaperiyar.…
The Story in Brief
Mathrubhumi reports that Tamil Nadu has filed a status report in the Supreme Court alleging Kerala has not granted permission to cut 23 trees needed to strengthen the Baby Dam at Mullaperiyar. Tamil Nadu claims Kerala’s senior counsel misled the court by stating permission had been given.
The Supreme Court had last July directed the Centre to decide on the tree-felling application, but the Centre said it required Kerala’s approval. Tamil Nadu also says the 2014 Constitution Bench judgment that allowed raising the dam’s water level remains unimplemented after 12 years, and has urged the court to direct Kerala to act.
The Indian Opinion
The Mullaperiyar dispute is a classic case of two states talking past each other. Kerala insists on its environmental rights; Tamil Nadu demands implementation of a Supreme Court order. Both sides have a point, but the real test is whether the court will finally enforce its own 2014 judgment or let another decade slip by without a resolution.
Source: english.mathrubhumi.com
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