NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the union government to constitute within one month a tribunal to resolve the disputes between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of water from the Pennaiyar river. The apex court’s order came on a suit filed under Article 131 of the Constitution by the TN government against Karnataka and the union government seeking the constitution of a river water tribunal to resolve the interstate water dispute related to the Pennaiyar and Markandeya river projects undertaken by the Karnataka government. Consequently, the complaint in original suit No 1 of 2018 is returned for presentation for adjudication before said tribunal,” the court said. The court was also apprised in September 2025 that a tribunal was required for resolution of the dispute. The Pennaiyar is an interstate river, with Karnataka being upper riparian and Tamil Nadu, lower riparian.

Source: Indian Express February 03, 2026 02:58 UTC