Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 189 · Decided 4 May 1990
Tamil Nadu Cauvery Neerppasana Vilaiporulgal Vivasayigal Nala Urimai Padhugappu Sangam v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 189 · [1990] 3 S.C.R. 83
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13347/1983
- Decided
- 4 May 1990
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, P.B. SAWANT, K. RAMASWAMY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 131, 262, 32
Headnote
Inter-State Water Disputes Act 1956--Sections 3, 4 & 11 Cauvery Water Dispute-Government directed to constitute Tribunal. The appellant is a registered society of agriculturists of Tamil Nadu, who are entitled to riparian rights of Cauvery river in cultivating their lands over from this Court that directions be given to the Union of India Respondent No. 1 to refer the dispute relating to the water utilization of the Cauvery river and equitable distribution thereof in terms of section 4 of the Inter State Water Disputes Act 1956. Also to issue a mandamus to the State
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