NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to constitute a Tribunal for resolving the disputes between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Pennaiyar river water resources within one month. A two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and N V Anjaria pronounced the judgment while hearing the suit filed in 2018 by Tamil Nadu Government against Karnataka over the interstate water dispute related to the Pennaiyar and Markandeya Nadhi projects. "We find no reason to refrain from directing the Central Government to issue an appropriate notification in the official gazette and to constitute a Water Disputes Tribunal for the adjudication of the inter se water dispute between the parties here within a period of one month from today. 1 of 2018 is returned for presentation for adjudication before the Water Disputes Tribunal, which is to be constituted by the Central Government." Before reserving the verdict, the top court heard the arguments and submissions in a detailed manner, from the petitioner and respondents in the case.

Source: Indian Express February 02, 2026 07:21 UTC