Mullaperiyar Dam – Press Release: Supreme Court’s 2014 Judgment and the Doctrine of Res Judicata
Mullaperiyar Dam - Press Release: Supreme Court's 2014 Judgment and the Doctrine of Res Judicata Mathews J Nedumpara 22.10.2024 The Supreme Court in the year 2014, in State of Tamil Nadu v. State of Kerala, held that the judgment of the 3-judge bench of the SC in the year 2006, that the dam is safe and that the water level can be raised to even 152 ft after carrying out certain safety work, is binding on the state of Kerala as “res judicata”. The court also held that the Kerala legislature has no power to undo a judicial decision. The court further held...
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