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<div>The Central government has been ordered by the Supreme Court to constitute a tribunal for adjudicating the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing the waters of the Pennaiyar river and issue an appropriate notification within a month.</div>
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<div>The direction came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and N V Anjaria.</div>
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<div>"We, therefore, find no reason to refrain from directing the Central government to issue an appropriate notification in the official gazette and to constitute a water disputes tribunal for the adjudication of the inter-se water dispute between the parties herein within a period of one month from today," Justice Nath said while pronouncing the order.</div>
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<div>The detailed verdict is awaited.</div>
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<div>The Tamil Nadu government moved the top court in 2018 through its original suit filed against Karnataka over work being done on check dams and diversions on the river. It said water in an interstate river was considered a national asset and no state can claim exclusive right over it.</div>
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SC orders Centre to form tribunal on Pennaiyar river dispute

News Arena Network - New Delhi - UPDATED: February 2, 2026, 12:51 PM - 2 min read

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to form a tribunal within a month to adjudicate the long-standing water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Pennaiyar river.

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