Chennai, July 30 -- The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, and the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to file their responses within two weeks in a petition filed by the AIADMK seeking to quash the amendment passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly calling for the constitution of a tribunal in the Mekedatu dam issue.

On June 19, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a resolution opposing the Karnataka government's proposal to construct the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery River. The resolution was amended to specifically urge the constitution of a tribunal to address the Mekedatu dam issue.

The AIADMK, PMK, and the Communist Party of India (CPI) had opposed this a...