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Supreme Court of India 2017-03-03 allowed

State of Madhya Pradesh vs Narmada Bachao Andolan & Anr

Bench: 3 — 3

In Brief

The Supreme Court considered an interlocutory application arising from litigation concerning the Narmada dam project. With the agreement of all parties, the Court permitted the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh to approach the High Court's Registrar General to request judicial member appointments to two Additional Grievance Redressal Authorities. The Court directed the Chief Justice to make recommendations by March 8, 2017, and required the State to formally notify the authorities by March 9, 2017, setting the matter for further hearing on March 10, 2017.

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