காவேரி நதிநீர் ஆணைய மேல்முறையீட்டு வழக்குகளை விசாரிக்கும் அதிகாரம் உச்சநீதிமன்றத்திற்கு உள்ளது என்ற தீர்ப்பு வரவேற்புக்குரியது #CauveryIssue...

DMK leader M.K. Stalin welcomed the landmark Supreme Court judgment on December 9, 2016, which affirmed the apex court's constitutional maintainability to hear civil appeals filed by riparian states against the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. Stalin noted that the verdict rejected the Union Government's argument that the court lacked jurisdiction, upholding constitutional checks and balances.

Stalin pointed out that the central government's stand challenging the Supreme Court's jurisdiction had created severe legal uncertainty and threatened to derail Tamil Nadu's hard-won legal victories. The apex court's definitive ruling reaffirmed the rule of law and preserved a vital judicial forum for riparian states to seek equitable water justice. Stalin emphasized that Tamil Nadu had consistently approached the judiciary with documented hydrological facts, relying on constitutional principles rather than political rhetoric to defend its agricultural lifelines.

The opposition leader called upon the Tamil Nadu legal team to prepare thoroughly for upcoming substantive arguments before the Supreme Court. Stalin stressed that the final award of 2007 must be defended vigorously against attempts to reopen settled allocations. He reiterated the DMK's steadfast commitment to fighting legally and politically to protect the historic water rights of Tamil Nadu.