'Mullaperiyar dam matter not adversarial, core issues need to be identified', SC to begin hearing on Feb 8.
The Supreme Court Tuesday said the litigation pertaining to 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is not adversarial as this is a PIL in the sense that safety, security and health issues of the people staying around the dam are involved in the matter.
A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar told the advocates appearing for the respective parties in the matter that they should assist it in identifying the core issues which needs to be addressed by the court.
Mullaperiyar dam was built in 1895 on the Periyar river in Idukki district of Kerala.
The bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar, noted that advocates appearing in the matter have agreed to have a joint meeting to identify the core issues that need to be addressed by the top court in these proceedings.
This is a public interest litigation in the sense that safety and security and health issues are involved of the persons staying around that dam. Therefore, all of you should help us in identifying the core issues which we need to answer in the judicial side. We are not sitting here to do administration of the dam, the bench orally said.