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Peninsular River System — Key Cases & Reports
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Key Cases & Reports
Kaveri Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) Final Award
2007 (not a SC judgment, but a tribunal award upheld by SC)The Kaveri Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) delivered its final award in 2007, allocating water shares among the riparian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the Union…
Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) Award
1979 (modified by SC in 2000)The Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) was constituted in 1969 and delivered its final award in 1979, primarily to resolve the dispute over the sharing of Narmada waters and…
Supreme Court's Verdict on Kaveri Water Dispute
2018In a landmark judgment in 2018, the Supreme Court largely upheld the Kaveri Water Disputes Tribunal's (CWDT) final award but made significant modifications. The Court declared the…