New Delhi: The limited aspect of sharing of Krishna river water between the newly created state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can be referred to the Water Dispute Tribunal instead of dragging other stakeholders Karnataka and Maharashtra into it, the Centre today told the Supreme Court.
Telangana, which was carved of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014 has sought to be considered as an entity separate from the parent state in distribution of Krishna water among the stakeholder states. It seeks fresh determination of its share in Krishna water.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant that there was no need for a fresh adjudication of the entire issue.
The bench, meanwhile, asked the Centre to file an affidavit in the matter and fixed a batch of petitions for hearing on December 12.
Senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, representing Telangana, had sought a direction to the Centre to set up a statutory tribunal to determine its share of the Krishna river water.
Taking note of the plea of Telangana, the court had said it seemed that its request had got "independent character qua Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh" even though the tribunal had passed its award in December 2010.
The court, however, kept all the issues under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act of 1956 open for consideration.
Telangana, which was carved of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014 has sought to be considered as an entity separate from the parent state in distribution of Krishna water among the stakeholder states. It seeks fresh determination of its share in Krishna water.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant that there was no need for a fresh adjudication of the entire issue.
The bench, meanwhile, asked the Centre to file an affidavit in the matter and fixed a batch of petitions for hearing on December 12.
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Senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, representing Telangana, had sought a direction to the Centre to set up a statutory tribunal to determine its share of the Krishna river water.
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Taking note of the plea of Telangana, the court had said it seemed that its request had got "independent character qua Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh" even though the tribunal had passed its award in December 2010.
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The court, however, kept all the issues under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act of 1956 open for consideration.
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