Supreme Court of India · 2000-04-25
STATE OF A.P. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/61596
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF A.P.
- Respondent
- STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Author
- R.P.SETHI,U.C.BANERJEE,V.N.KHARE,G.B.PATTANAIK,S.B.MAJUMDAR
- Bench
- R.P.SETHI,U.C.BANERJEE,V.N.KHARE,G.B.PATTANAIK,S.B.MAJUMDAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court, under Article 131 of the Constitution, ruled on the suit filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against Karnataka and the Union of India regarding violations of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal's decisions dated 24.12.1973 and 27.5.1976. The Court held that these decisions are binding on the riparian States and mandated that any projects affecting water allocation must comply with the Tribunal's rulings. The Court granted a mandatory injunction against Karnataka to cease unauthorized projects conflicting with the Tribunal's decisions, thereby upholding the rights of Andhra Pradesh and ensuring compliance with inter-State water sharing agreements.