Overview
- The first division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan ordered a temporary stop to further construction near the Pallikaranai marsh.
- The court directed the Tamil Nadu and Central governments to file their responses by November 12, when the case is slated to be heard next.
- The State informed the bench that NCSCM’s ground‑truthing to delineate the 1,248‑hectare Ramsar site began in November 2024 and is expected to finish within about two weeks.
- Officials and Brigade say approvals were lawfully issued for private patta dry land, citing SEIAA inspection and environmental clearance, followed by CMDA building‑plan permission on January 23.
- The PIL by AIADMK legal wing office‑bearer J. Brezhnev alleges the project encroaches the marshland, with activists warning of ecological harm and heightened flood risk in nearby neighborhoods.