STATE OF TAMILNADU ETC. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal under the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, specifically Sections 3 and 5. The Court held that the Tribunal could not grant interim relief unless the dispute was explicitly referred to it, affirming that its powers were limited to those conferred by the Act. Consequently, the appeals by the State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry were dismissed, reinforcing the Tribunal's jurisdictional boundaries.