The Supreme Court has refused to pass an order to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily by Karnataka for standing crops on the request of the Tamil Nadu Government.
SC three Judge report
A three-judge bench headed by Justice BR Gavai sought report report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the amount of water released by Karnataka after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed that a meeting of the authority is scheduled on Monday.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati for the Centre, said that the authority is going to hold a meeting on Monday to decide discharge of water for next fortnight. “We do not possess any expertise on the matter. The ASG informs that authority is meeting on Monday to decide discharge of water for next fortnight,” the bench said.
“We find that it will be appropriate that CWMA submits its report on whether the directions issued for discharge of water have been complied or not and in the meantime, their next order will also be in record. ASG is requested to communicate this order to the authority and have the report submitted to us by next Friday,” the bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and PK Mishra said.
The Karnataka government also pointed out that the orders by the authorities are adverse to the interest of Karnataka and that it has filed an application for reducing the share allotted. “On the contrary, Tamil Nadu has sought an increase in the share. Let this be decided by the authorities. Case to be listed next Friday,” the bench said in its order.
The Karnataka government has described the Tamil Nadu government’s plea seeking a direction from the top court to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for standing crops as “wholly misconceived” as it was reportedly based on an incorrect assumption that “the current water year is a normal water year and not a distressed water year”.
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