The Supreme Court on Monday said there is no prejudice caused to members of the public if the Kerala government goes ahead with the land survey and laying down of boundary stones for its proposed ₹64,000–crore Silver Line semi–high speed rail corridor project of Kerala Rail Development Corporation (K-Rail).
A Bench led by Justice M.R. Shah did not interfere with a decision of the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court which, while setting aside the January 20 and February 7 interim orders of a single–judge Bench, held that the State government was vested with adequate powers to conduct the survey and mark the properties with boundary stones emblazoned with the “K-Rail” logo for conducting the social impact assessment study under the provisions of the Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act, 1961.
The apex court noted that the Single Judge Bench ought not have stalled a prestigious project by passing ad–interim orders. The top court noted that the survey was being conducted only as a preparatory exercise for holding a social impact assessment study which would not have any prejudice to the petitioners.
