Alleging that despite a case is
pending before Supreme Court, farmers of Karnataka conducted bhoomi pooja for construction of dams, a farmers association has approached the Madras High Court to direct the police to grant permission to it to conduct a dharna onApril 12.
Justice R Subbaiah adjourned case to April 12 after directing the Additional Government Pleader P Sanjay Gandhi to get instructions from the government on a petition by Cauvery Vivasaigal Sangam of Thiruvarur.
The Sangam has proposed to conduct a dharna against the construction Megathadu and Rasimanal dams by the Karnataka at Jujuwadi near Hosur-Bangaluru high way which was rejected by the police.
The sangam submitted that they had already filed cases in Supreme Court against the Karnataka government's move and seeking to implement the Cauvery Tribunal Award.
They also sought constitution of Cauvery Water Management Board, Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority.
The sangam submitted that the case was first adjourned by the Supreme Court on March 28, 2016 as per the request of Karnataka government and again to third week of July 2016.
