SC earlier directed Karnataka to continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water every day to Tamil Nadu. SC earlier directed Karnataka to continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water every day to Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on the legal question whether appeals against the decisions of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (CWDT) were maintainable before it. Interim order of October 18 to continue till further orders,” said a bench led by Justice Dipak Misra, which had a day ago directed Karnataka to continue releasing 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water every day to Tamil Nadu. Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for Tamil Nadu, also contended that the appeals were maintainable and no statute can take away the powers of the apex court.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2016 19:30 UTC