A Bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and M. M. Sundresh on July 5 recused themselves from hearing the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over constructions on the Pennaiyar river.
Justices Bopanna hails from Karnataka and Justice Sundresh from Tamil Nadu. The Bench referred to the original suit filed by Tamil Nadu against Karnataka to the Chief Justice of India for constitution of an appropriate Bench. Justice Bopanna said he acually belongs to Madikeri from where the Cauvery originates.
The Jal Shakti Ministry referred to its short affidavit which said that a proposal to form the Pennaiyar Water Dispute Tribunal under the Inter State Water Disputes Act, 1956 was submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat for the consideration and approval of the Union Cabinet. “The Union Cabinet is yet to take a final decision in the matter,” the Ministry informed.
