Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 119 · Decided 6 February 2009
State of Orissa v. Government of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 119 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 992
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 443/2006
- Decided
- 6 February 2009
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 21
Headnote
INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTES ACT, 1956: t c ss. 2(c),3,4(1) and 11 - 'Water dispute' - Constituting of Water Dispute Tribunal- Interim order-Agreement between States of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh to equally share the waters of river Vansadhara - Later, State of Andhra Pradesh constructing Side Project to divert the river water - No steps taken by Union Government on complaint u/s 3 made by State of Orissa- .. HELD: Unilateral decision taken by State of Andhra Pradesh to divert the river water is likely to disturb the agreement and would be a water dispute within the meaning of s.2(c) -
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