The Madras High Court has ordered the General Services Organisation, Department of Atomic Energy, Kalpakkam, to maintain status quo on 3.2 acres of land, classified as a waterbody.
It is alleged that an attempt was made by the organisation to construct a multi-storey building on the land.
PIL moved
A vacation Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice M.V. Muralidharan passed the order on a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by R. Krishnasamy, a resident of Kalpakkam. According to the petitioner, the Department of Atomic Energy had illegally acquired land classified as kuttai (water body) at Neikkuppi village, Kalpakkam.
The waterbody was maintained by the Public Works Department and was a primary source of water for the village and its neighbouring areas.
PIL claims that Department of Atomic Energy has illegally acquired a land classified as kuttai (waterbody)
