Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1210 · Decided 9 December 2016
State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1210 · [2016] 8 S.C.R. 499
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2453/2007
- Decided
- 9 December 2016
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, AMITAVA ROY, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 262(2), 131, 136, 32, 262(1)
Headnote
A B Constitution of India - Arts. 262(2), 131, 136 - Inter-State River Water Dispute - Adjudication of - Jurisdiction of Supreme Court - Order passed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on C sharing of river water - Challenge to -Appeals by special leave u/ Art. 136 filed by the States of Nadu before this Court - Plea that Art. 262(2) read with s. 11 ands. 6 of the 1956 Act bars the jurisdiction of this Courtto adjudicate upon any water dispute - Held: Appeals by States of Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu are maintainable - Supreme Court has jurisdiction D to hear the appeals -
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