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State of Karnataka by its Chief Secretary v. State of T. N. by its Chief Secretary [dipak Misra, Cji] 829 the State of Karnataka by its Chief Secretarystate of Tamil Nadu by its Chief Secretary & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 5 S.C.R. 829
Bench Dipak Misra, Amita V A Roy and A.M. Khanwilkar JJ.
Decided 16 February 2018

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In view of the above, we are constrained to observe that the approach of the Tribunal cannot be approved in the facts and circumstances indicated hereinabove.

Judgment, page 284

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Inter-State Water Disputes: Water dispute raised by State of Tamil Nadu – Agains t State of Karnataka – Alleging that the executive action taken by State of Karnataka in constructing Kabini, Hemavathi, Harangi, Swrnavath i and other projects has affected the interest of the State of Tamil Nadu in the waters of Cauvery, an inter-State river – Als o alleged that the executive action were in violation of agre ements entered into between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and State o f Mysore in the years 1892 and 1924 – Central Government ref erred the dispute to Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal –

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