Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 127 · Decided 27 February 2006
Mullaperiyar Environmental Protection Forum v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 127 · [2006] 2 S.C.R. 740
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 386/2001
- Decided
- 27 February 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, C.K. THAKKER, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 363, 262, 32, 3, 4; Wild Life Protection Act Section 26A
Headnote
Inter State dispute: " ' c Mullaperiyar dam-B11ilt in year 1886 by agreement between Maharaja of Travancore and Secretary of State for India in Council with a clause that reservoir could be filled upto level of 152 ji. -In view of leakage in gallery of dam in year 1979, water level limiied be executed with co-operation of States of Tamil Nadu and D Kera/a where after water level could be taken upto level of 142 ji--Another committee of experts recommending that raising of water level to 142 Ji would not endanger safety of dum---Held: Apprehensions about safety of dam were
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