Supreme Court grants time to Tamil Nadu to file rejoinder to Kerala reply

New Delhi: The Supreme Court granted three weeks time to Tamil Nadu to file a rejoinder in support of its plea alleging that the neighbouring state of Kerala was not allowing it to maintain the Mullaiperiyar dam. A bench comprising Chief Justice J. S. Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud allowed the plea of Tamil Nadu and posted the matter for further hearing after two months.

Tamil Nadu, in its plea on May 4, had sought execution of the apex court judgement in the case, saying it has been held that it will have a right to maintain the dam while its security would be taken care of by the Kerala police.

Tamil Nadu has alleged that its officials were not being allowed to perform the maintenance of the dam. Kerala, in its reply to the execution petition, had denied all allegations of Tamil Nadu and said that the plea was "liable to be dismissed".