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We can't go into economics of Sethu project: court [1]

Continuing his arguments in the Ramar Sethu case, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project would not be economically viable and the whole economic calculation was a "fraud.' Justice Raveendran intervened and said, "Even if it is a foolish project in terms of economics, we can't go into it. How much should be spent, in what manner it should be spent are all matters for the government to decide.' Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said, "Our jurisdiction is very limited in such matters.'

Publication Date: 
09/05/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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Sethusamudram Project [3], Bridges [4], Supreme Court [5], Tamil Nadu [6]
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