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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Nitin Jamdar, CJ, BASANT BALAJI, J
T.G. Mohan Das – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the kerala floods in 2018 and related petitions. (Para 1) |
| 2. calls for effective dam management and disaster preparedness. (Para 2 , 5 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. procedural aspects of the hearings and submissions. (Para 3 , 4 , 6) |
| 4. details on disaster management strategies post-2020. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. directions to the state dam safety organisation and closure of petitions. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 6. final appreciation and closure. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 26th day of September, 2025.
Nitin Jamdar, C. J.
These Petitions relate to the unprecedented rainfall that occurred in the State of Kerala in August 2018, which resulted in extensive loss of life, property, damage of crores of rupees, large-scale displacement of people, and widespread destruction of buildings and other infrastructure. As many as forty writ petitions came to be filed. The petitions were grouped into two batches. The first batch related to petitions claiming compensation, rehabilitation, etc. The second batch of petitions, the present ones filed in public interest, are on the larger issue regarding flood control and management of dams. The first batch of petitions concerning compensation
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