 On 20 February 2015 Kerala Government Withdraws a plea seeking clarification on 5 May 2014 Judgement which the apex court had allowed the raising the water storage level of the dam to 142 feet and go before the three-member Mullaperiyar committee.The apex court had also rejected the plea for giving open court hearing and said there was no reason to interfere with the judgement of its five-judge Constitution Bench.In an application, the Tamil Nadu government said Kerala has defied the Supreme Court's judgments in "letter and spirit".