Kerala's Mega Cark Park Not Located In Leased Area, Says Survey Of India Report; Tamil Nadu Objects | Mullaperiyar Dam Case In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the case State of Tamil Nadu v.The State of Kerala observed wherein the objection was raised by the Tamil Nadu in relation to the Survey of India report filed for construction of a mega car park project by Kerala in the Mullaperiyar catchment area.

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The bench comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan in the case observed and has passed the order, after recording Tamil Nadu's objections to the report, wherein it is stated that the mega car park project is not located within the leased area.

The court stated that it may be recalled that in November, 2023, on agreement by both parties, thus, the court directed a survey by the Survey of India to determine the extent of the property covered by the Lease Agreement and the crucial question sought to be answered by way of the survey was whether the mega car park by Kerala encroached upon any part of the property which is being covered by the Lease Agreement.

In the present case, the report came to be filed in a sealed cover dated March 5, 2024, and was directed to be supplied to the parties.

The State of Tamil Nadu has now raised objections to the finding that the Mega Car Park is not situated in the leased area, which caused the court to list the matter for framing legal issues.