The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a challenge to the DMK government’s off-shore Pen monument project in memory of the late Chief Minister and DMK leader, M. Karunanidhi.
A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul allowed the petitioners, Nallathambi, appearing for fishermen, and former Fisheries Minister in the AIADMK government, D. Jayakumar, to withdraw their case.
Senior advocate P. Wilson, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, argued that the petition was devoid of any merits. He submitted that coastal regulation clearance had been obtained for the memorial. The senior lawyer said there was no harm done to the fishing community in the area. He said the petition was politically motivated.
