A-G plays video clips of Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings before Madras High Court in case against Mekedatu amended resolution
The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu presented video evidence to the Madras High Court to demonstrate that the resolution against the Mekedatu dam was passed unanimously. The court is currently debating whether it has the jurisdiction to review legislative proceedings under Article 212 of the Constitution.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal tension between judicial review and the constitutional immunity granted to state legislative proceedings.
Advocate General Vijay Narayan on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) played three video clips of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly proceedings before the Madras High Court to prove that it was only an amended resolution against the proposed Mekedatu dam, across Rivery Cauvery, that was put to vote and passed unanimously by the House.
Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan watched the video clips of a request made by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin to carry out an amendment, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s decision to accept the request and then the Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar’s act of having put the amended resolution to vote on July 19, 2026.
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