Supreme Court of India

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

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Reported as [2013] 17 S.C.R. 583
Bench Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.
Decided 15 July 2013

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We are of the opinion that the matters affecting the policy and requiring technical H KACHCHH JAL SANKAT NIVARAN SAMIT! v.

Judgment, page 10

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Judicial Review - Of policy decision - Scope of - Held: · Court has very limited jurisdiction to interfere with policy decisioh - It can interfere with the policy only if ii is inconsistent with the constitutional provisions or is arbitrary or irrational - The Court does not have expertise to l;;w down policy for distribution of water within State - There being no judicially manageable standards for allocation bf water, it shall o be appropriate to leave it to be decided by the experts of the irrigation management system and water resources management. Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles -

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