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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court connected Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by Tamil Nadu authorities against Karnataka implicit operation of a reservoir crossed the Cauvery River and called it "premature.
" During the hearing, seat comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria asserted that the program to conception Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir crossed the stream volition beryllium approved lone aft taking cognisance of the objections of the authorities and opinions of experts, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)."At this stage, what is being done by the bid passed by the CWC is lone permitting the mentation of the DPR, that excessively aft taking into information the objections of the State of Tamil Nadu, the experts of the CWMA and CWRC," it said. "It is further to beryllium noted that the CWC had further directed that the anterior support of the CWMA and CWRC would beryllium a prerequisite for the information of the DPR. In that presumption of the matter, we find the contiguous exertion is astatine a premature stage," the seat added.Taking enactment of the three-judge bench's refusal to spell into the contented successful August 2023, it asked the CWMA to measure the concern saying that the tribunal does not person the expertise.
"We reiterate what was observed successful our bid dated August 25, 2023, that we don't person expertise. This tribunal clip and again reiterated that this tribunal should refrain from areas which are champion reserved for experts," the seat said.SC noted that Karnataka is bound to merchandise the h2o successful pursuance of the directions of the tribunal and added, "If Karnataka fails to comply with the directions of this court, it faces the hazard of committing contempt of the court."
