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Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1956 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 1-6.
Long title
An Act to provide for the adjudication of disputes, relating to waters of inter-State rivers and river valleys.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the settlement of water disputes between two or more states of India by an ad hoc Water Tribunal constituted by the Central Government at the request of a state. When any request is received from any State Government in respect of any water dispute and the Central Government is of opinion that the water dispute cannot be settled by negotiations, the Central Government shall, within a period not exceeding one year from the date of receipt of such request, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Water Disputes Tribunal for the adjudication of the water dispute. The Tribunal shall be constituted in accordance with provisions of section 4. The Tribunal shall report to the Central Government on its findings and decision. The State or Central Government, as the case may be, may refer the matter again to the Tribunal for further consideration. The Central Government may, by Notification in the Official gazette, prepare a scheme or schemes whereby provision may be made for all matters necessary to give effect to the decision of the Tribunal including the establishment of an authority for the implementation of the decision of the Tribunal (sect. 6A). The Water Tribunal shall have the same powers as are vested in civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure in respect of matters of procedure specified in section 9. The last section (14) provides for the constitution of a Tribunal for the verification and adjudication of matters referred to in the "Punjab Settlement".

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Inter-State Water Disputes Rules, 1959.

Legislation | India | 1959 (1989)

Keyword: Inland waters, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Water rights, Basin/catchment/watershed

Source: FAO, FAOLEX