Ajay Jose vs. The State Of Tamil Nadu

ITEM NO.5 COURT NO.3 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 880/2020

DR. JOE JOSEPH & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS. Respondent(s)

IA No. 34931/2021 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 115585/2020 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 79129/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 3924/2021 (XI-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.32597/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) W.P.(C) No. 771/2021 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION .) W.P.(C) No. 1225/2021 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.144692/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.144691/2021-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS.)

Date : 15-12-2021 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.T. RAVIKUMAR

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. V.K.Biju, AOR Ms. Ria Sachthey, Adv. Mr. Chetanya Singh, Adv. Mr. Amlendu Kumar Akhilesh Kumar Jha, Adv. Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. Shaji George, Adv. Ms. Vijay Laxmi, Adv.

Dr. S. Gopakumaran Nair, Senior Advocate Mr. T.G.Narayanan Nair, AOR Mr. Sooraj . T. Elanjickal Advocate Ms. Priya Balakrishnan Advocate Mr. Aswin Kumar M.J. Advocate, Mr. Manish Nair, Adv. Mr. Saket Gautam, Adv.

Mr. Wills Mathews Adv. Mr.D K Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Garg, Adv. Mr. Ashish Gopal Garg, Adv. Mr. Anil Kr. Shukla, Adv. Mr. Mathen joseph, Adv. Ms Shweta Garg AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. G. Prakash, AOR Mrs. Priyanka Prakash, Adv. Mrs. Beena Prakash, Adv. Mr. Anoop R., Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, Ld S.G. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG Mr. Sanjay Jain, Adv Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Adv Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, Adv. Mr A K Sharma, AOR Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv. Mr. V. Krishnamurthy, Sr. Adv. Mr. N.R. Elango, Sr. Adv. Mr. G. Umapahy, Sr. Adv. Mr. D.Kumanan, AOR Mr. N. Subramaniyan, Adv. Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, AOR Mr. Jatin Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. Satish Murthi, Adv. Ms. Uma Devi. M, AOR Mr. Narender Kumar Verma, AOR Mr. Saurabh Chaudhary, Adv. Ms. Ame Mathew, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

I.A. No. 161599 of 2021

Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as respondents.

Instead of examining the grievances as made in this application, which involve debatable factual issues and contentious position taken by the parties, we deem it appropriate that the parties must first approach the Supervisory Committee before taking any steps to release or for management of water level of the Mullapperiyar Dam. The decision of the Committee would certainly assuage the apprehensions of both sides.

If such request is made, the Committee may consider the request expeditiously in right earnest, depending upon the urgency involved. We say no more.

Both sides must abide by this discipline without exception and no fresh application be moved before this Court for such grievances, which can be sorted out by consensual approach of stake holders with the intervention of the Supervisory Committee.

The application is disposed of accordingly.

List these matters on 11.01.2022 after the part heard matters.

(DEEPAK SINGH) (VIDYA NEGI)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)

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