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In the Matter of : Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : ConstitutionCivil

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 14, 21, 32, 38, 39, 73, 131, 137, 143, 162, 213, 245, 246, 248, 262, 371D and 374; Inter-state Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Sections 3, 5, 6, 11 and 152A; River Boards Act, 1956 - Sections 2 and 4; Karnataka Cauvery Basin Irrigation Protection Ordinance, 1991 - Sections 1 and 7; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Sections 9(1) and 11; Customs Act, 1962; Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlement) Act, 1976; Delhi Laws Act, 1912; Ajmer-Merwara (Extension of Laws) Act, 1947; Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952 - Sections 7(1)

Reported in : AIR1992SC522; JT1991(4)SC361; 1991(2)SCALE1049; [1991]Supp2SCR497

as follows: Karnataka-177 TMC, Tamil Nadu including Pondicherry-489 TMC and Kerala-5 TMC.6. In 1956 the Parliament enacted the River Boards Act, 1956 for the purpose of regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys and also the Inter-State Water … before or after the commencement of this Ordinance), save and except a final decision under the provisions of Sub-section (2) of Section 5 read with Section 6 of the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956.5. Power to remove difficulties:If

State of Karnataka Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : EnvironmentConstitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 131, 256 and 262(1); Rivers Boards Act, 1956; Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Sections 15; Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Sections 2(C), 3, 4, 5(2), 6 and 11; States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Reported in : AIR2001SC1560; JT2000(6)SC1; 1999(4)SCALE332; (2000)9SCC572

List II Entry 17, List I, Entry 56, and Statutes like Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 and Rivers Boards Act, 1956.187. The controversy, in the present proceedings, amongst the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is with … in any water year more than the quantity of water of the river Krishna specified hereunder:(i) as from the water-year commencing on the 1st June … A dispute or difference between two or more State Governments having arisen which is a water dispute under Section 2(c) of the Act and complaint to that effect being made to the Union Government under Section 3 of

Steel Authority of India Ltd. Vs. State of Orissa and anr.

Court : Orissa

Subject : Commercial

Reported in : AIR2009Ori124; 107(2009)CLT430

the Petitioner Company for its use is an inter-State river and the said river was covered by River Board Act, 1956 and the State was denuded of its legislative power.9. In the light of the contention as … Petitioner Company for its use is an inter-State river and the said river was covered by River Board Act, 1956 and the State was denuded of its legislative power.9. In the light of the contention as noted hereinabove, … Petition. In Indian Contract Act, 1872 the term 'coercion' has defined under Section 15 and in the event a contract has been obtained by coercion, … of legislation and/or declare the schedule of rates prescribed under the Rule 23-A to be arbitrary, irrational and confiscatory and with a further prayer to

R. Krishnaiah Vs. Union of India (Uoi), Rep. by Its Cabinet Secretary, ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : ConstitutionCivil

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 226 and 262; Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Sections 6, 6A and 11

Reported in : 1996(4)ALT175

to in clause (1).'Exercising law making authority under Entry 56 of List I the Parliament has made the River Boards Act, 1956 (Act 49 of 1956) to provide for the establishment of River Boards for the regulation and development of … Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 (Act 33 of 1956). Act 33 of 1956 has in clause (c) of Section 2 defined 'water dispute' to mean any dispute or difference between two or more State Governments with respect to

Municipal Board and anr. Vs. Harilal

Court : Rajasthan

Subject : Civil

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , 1908 - Order 41, Rule 33; Rajasthan Regulation of Boating Act, 1956 - Sections 3; Rajasthan Regulation of Boating Rules, 1957 - Rule 4

Reported in : AIR1988Raj7; 1987(2)WLN901

commencement of this Act, no person shall ply a boat in any river or lake, whether for pleasure or for hire or otherwise, except under … that even statutory requirement of getting thefitness certificate according to the provisions of the Rajasthan Regulation of Boating Act, 1956, were flagrantly disregarded, clearly contravened and grossly violated in the present case. Section 3 reads as under: --'After … in the clutches of death. The motor boat provided by the Municipal Board and not by a private agency,on payment of hire which was meant … Board, Abu to pay court fee on enhanced amount.;Claimant's Appeal Allowed With Costs - INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947. Section 2(s): [M.S. Shah, Sharad D. Dave & K.S. Jhaveri,JJ] Workman Part time employees Held, Part time employees are not

D.M. Singhvi Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Rajasthan

Subject : Civil

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Sections 80 - Order 7, Rule 11; Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 - Sections 78, 78(1), 79, 79(1) and 80; Punjab and Haryana vide Reorganisation Act; Constitution of India - Articles 131, 143, 226, 245, 246, 262, 262(2), 263 and 298; Inter state River Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Sections 2, 3, 5(1), 7 and 11; Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004 - Sections 3 and 5;

Reported in : AIR2005Raj280; RLW2005(2)Raj1488; 2005(3)WLC45

jurisdiction of the court. The water disputes barred under Section 11 of the Inter state River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (for short 'Act of 1956') read with Article 263 of the Constitution. The petitioner seeks an order/direction to … be apportioned among the successor Slates, the Stale of Rajasthan and Electricity Boards of the said States in such proportion as the Central Government may, … disputes and are matters appearing to be connected with or relevant to water dispute within the meaning of Section 2(c), 3 and 5(1) of the Act, 1956, as the same relate to use distribution and control of the

State of Himachal Pradesh. Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 131, 262 (2), 363, 3; Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 - Sections 78, 54(3); Supreme Court Rules, 1966 - Order 23 Rule 6(a); Government of India Act, 1935 - Section 290-A; States Merger (Chief Commissioners Provinces) Order, 1949; Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 - Section 11; State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 - Section 38

of Himachal Pradesh) in the plaint 2. The Bhakra dam across the river Satluj was proposed in the year 1944 in the Bilaspur State. The … Irrigation and Power on 17.04.1967 regarding the formation of two separate Electricity Boards for Haryana and Punjab and related matters have been circulated by a … however, continued to be a Part-C State until it became a Union Territory by the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956. In 1966, Parliament enacted the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 which bifurcated the erstwhile State of Punjab to two … provisions of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, which are relevant for deciding this issue, are extracted herein below: “Section 2(b) “appointed day” means the 1st day of November, 1966; ....................................................................... ....................................................................... (f) “existing State of Punjab” means the

In Re : Networking of Rivers

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Constitution of India - Article 262

the case of the petitioner that the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 (for short `the Act') and the River Boards Act, 1956 were enacted by the Parliament under Article 262 read with Entry 56 of List-I of the Seventh Schedule … thereto. For example, the Supreme Court can certainly direct the Central Government to fulfill its statutory obligation under Section 4 of the Act, which is mandatory, without deciding any water dispute between the States. [See : Tamil … ten years back, the petitioner in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 668 of 2002, a practicing advocate, instituted the petition based on some study that there

Orient Paper and Industries Ltd. and anr. Vs. State of M.P. and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Subject : Civil

Reported in : AIR2009MP143

of water of inter-State river. Entry 17, List-II is made subject to Entry 56 of List-I whereunder the River Boards Act, 1956 has been enacted. Section 13(a)(i) and (ii) and Section 15 deal with the Board's power with respect to … 37 of the Act and because of this reason, the petitioner-company was required to sign an agreement on 2-9-1970 to provide legal basis to the conditions mentioned in the order dated 10-6-1964. Under the conditions of the

The State of Tamil Nadu versus the State of Karnataka & Anr

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : [2026] 2 S.C.R. 285

of the Pennaiyar River between the State of Tamil Nadu and the State of Karnataka.Headnotes†Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 - ss.3, 4 - Inter- State River Pennaiyar - Dispute as regards the sharing of the waters of … 1956. 2.10. On 30th November, 2019 the plaintiff-State lodged a complaint under Section 3 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, calling upon the … relating to the construction of the dam had commenced, a fact which was further corroborated by the display board erected at the site. 2.6. Ultimately, vide communication dated 1 st July, 2013, the defendant-State responded to the