Supreme Court of India

Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 491
Bench Markandey Katju and Chandramauli Kr Prasad JJ.
Decided 22 August 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the prayer for allocation of F adequate water in Kuchchh district is not one which can be a matter of judicial review.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

c WATER Disputes: Narmada Waters. - Allocation of to Kachchh district - Construction of Kachchh Branch canal - Interim application ,) in an SLP seeking to appoint a Committee of experts to consider alternative systems of mode of conveyance of Narmada waters through Kachchh Branch canal to the region of Kachchh - HELD: The prayer for a/location of adequate water in Kuchchh district is not one which can be a matter of judicial review - It is for the executive authorities to look into this matter - There must be judicial restraint in such matters - The Court is not inclined to grant any of the

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