A Division Bench of Justice K.N.Basha and Justice D.Raja today ordered issue of notice to A. Nanjil Murugesan representing Nagercoil constituency and officials in the layout department
seeking explanation within 15 days.
S. Jayachandran, Joint-secretary of Tamil Nadu Green Movement, a non-governmental organisation, had filed the PIL seeking to quash the layout approval granted by the Putheri village panchayat president on June 10,2010 which prevented free flow of water to other agricultural lands from a water body spread over 146 acres in Kanyakumari district.
He also sought a direction to the officials to initiate appropriate action against the culprits, besides opening up the sluices that were reportedly closed to facilitate the conversion of agricultural land into residential plots.