In a move that is likely to deepen the legal battle over the Cauvery dispute, the Tamil Nadu government will file an original suit claiming damages from Karnataka in view of the “intransigent attitude” of the government of the neighbouring State.

Announcing this on Monday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, in a press release, stated that it was on her instruction that a petition would be filed, citing the Karnataka government’s refusal to release Tamil Nadu’s quota of water as per orders of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and the Cauvery Monitoring Committee recording this.