(Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ.)
Russel Joy ________________________________________ Petitioner;
v.
Union of India and Others _________________________ Respondent(s).
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 878/2017, decided on October 9, 2017
(With appln.(s) for appropriate orders/directions) With W.P.(C) No. 906/2017
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
W.P.(C) No. 878/2017
1. Let a copy of this petition be served on the Central Agency so that the Court can be assisted by the learned Attorney General for India.
W.P.(C) No. 906/2017
2. In this writ petition, the prayer is to the following extent:—
“Issue writ in the nature of mandamus or other appropriate writ/writs order or direction to the Respondents No. 1 to No. 3 to declare the Mullai Periyar Dam and its water catchment area belong to Tamil Nadu State.”
3. In our considered opinion, such a petition cannot be entertained in exercise of Article 32 of the Constitution of India. It is, accordingly, dismissed.
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