Russel Joy vs. Union Of India Chief Secretary

ITEM NO.63 COURT NO.1 SECTION X

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

Writ Petition (Civil) No.878/2017

RUSSEL JOY Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With appln.(s) for appropriate orders/directions)

WITH W.P.(C) No.906/2017

Date : 09-10-2017 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Manoj V. George, Adv. Ms. Shilpa Liza George, Adv. Mr. Amit Masih, Adv. Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR C.R. Jaya Sukin, Adv.

Mr. Narender Kumar Verma, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

W.P.(C) No.878/2017

Let a copy of this petition be served on the Central Agency so that the Court can be assisted by the learned Attorney General for India.

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W.P.(C) No.906/2017

In this writ petition, the prayer is to the following extent:-

"Issue writ in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ/writs order or direction to the Respondents No.1 to No.3 to declare the MullaiPeriyar Dam and its water catchment area belong to Tamil Nadu State."

In our considered opinion, such a petition cannot be entertained in exercise of Article 32 of the Constitution of India. It is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Chetan Kumar) (H.S. Parasher) Court Master Assistant Registrar