Supreme Court of India

Atma Linga Reddy and Ors. v. Union of India

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 741
Bench C.K. Thakker and D.K. Jain JJ.
Decided 10 July 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956: s.11 - Juris­ diction to entertain - Held: Not maintainable - s. 11 bars juris­ diction of all Courts including Supreme court to entertain ad- c ;udication of any water disputes - The effect of the provisions of s. 11 read with Article 262 of Constitution is that the entire judicial power of the State and, of the courts including that of the Supreme court to adjudicate upon original dispute or com­ plaint with respect to the use, distribution and '-::ontrol of the water river valleys has been vested in the Tribunal appointed under s. 4 - Plea that

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