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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
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No. 3364] | NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026/ ASHADHA 8, 1948
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th June, 2026
S.O. 3499(E).— Whereas, the Central Government constituted the Mahadayi Water Disputes
Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the said Tribunal) on the 16th November, 2010, vide notification of the
Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, number S.O. 2786 (E), dated the 16th
November, 2010 under section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956)
(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), for the adjudication of the water disputes relating to the Inter-State
river Mahadayi, and river valley thereof;
And whereas, the said Tribunal was required to submit its report and decision under sub-section (2)
of section 5 of the said Act within a period of three years, from the date of its constitution, that is, on or
before the 15th November, 2013;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to reckon as 21st August,
2013 the effective date of its functioning, to be the date of its constitution for the purposes of sub-section
(2) of section 5 of the said Act;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O.2908 (E), dated the 13th
November, 2014, notified that the effective date of constitution of the said Tribunal shall be the 21st
August, 2013, and the period of three years for submission of the report and decision by the Mahadayi
Water Disputes Tribunal shall commence from the 21st August, 2013;
And whereas, the said Tribunal was required to submit its report and decision on or before the 20th
August, 2016;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of report and decision for a period of one year with effect from the 21st August, 2016;
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And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 2686(E), dated the 11th
August, 2016, had extended the period of submission of report and decision for a period of one year with
effect from the 21st August, 2016;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had further requested the Central Government to extend the period
of submission of report and decision for a period of one year with effect from the 21st August, 2017;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 2332(E), dated the 24th July,
2017, had extended the period of submission of report and decision for a further period of one year with
effect from the 21st August, 2017;
And whereas, the said Tribunal submitted its report and decision under sub-section (2) of section 5
of the said Act on the 14th August, 2018;
And whereas, the State of Goa had filed an application under rule 2A of Order XXXIX of the Code
of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) read with sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on the 20th
August, 2018 and had made further reference to the said Tribunal under the proviso to sub-section (3) of
section 5 of the said Act on the 20th September, 2018;
And whereas, the State of Karnataka had made further reference to the said Tribunal under the
proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act on the 13th November, 2018, the State of
Maharashtra had made further reference to the said Tribunal on the 5th November, 2018 and the Central
Government made further reference to the said Tribunal on the 14th January, 2019 and the said Tribunal
had to submit its further report within a period of one year with effect from the 20th August, 2018;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year with
effect from the 20th August, 2019;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 768(E), dated the 17th
February, 2020, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal up to the 19th
August, 2020;
And whereas, as per the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated the 20th February, 2020 in I.A.
No.109720/2019 with SLP No.33018/2018, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 888(E),
dated the 27th February, 2020, had published the report and decision of the said Tribunal given under sub-
section (2) of section 5 of the said Act on the 14th August, 2018;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year with
effect from the 20th August, 2020;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 2830(E), dated the 17th
August, 2020, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a period of
one year with effect from the 20th August, 2020;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a further period of one
year with effect from the 20th August, 2021;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 2889(E), dated the 20th July,
2021, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further period of
one year with effect from the 20th August, 2021;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a further period of one
year with effect from the 20th August, 2022;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 3348(E), dated the 21st July,
2022, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further period of
one year with effect from the 20th August, 2022;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a further period of one
year with effect from the 20th August, 2023;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 3305 (E), dated the 21st July,
2023, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further period of
one year with effect from the 20th August, 2023;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year
with effect from the 20th August, 2024;
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And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 3501 (E), dated the 19th
August, 2024, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further
period of one hundred and eighty days with effect from the 20th August, 2024;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year
with effect from the 16th February, 2025;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 975 (E), dated the 25th
February, 2025, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further
period of six months with effect from the 16th February, 2025;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year
with effect from the 16th August, 2025;
And whereas, the Central Government, vide notification number S.O. 3628 (E), dated the 5th
August,2025, had extended the period of submission of further report by the said Tribunal for a further
period of one year with effect from the 16th August, 2025.
And whereas, the said Tribunal has requested the Central Government to extend the period of
submission of its further report under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act for a period of one year
with effect from the 16th August, 2026.
Now therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5
of the said Act, the Central Government hereby extends the period of submission of further report by the
said Tribunal for a further period of one year with effect from the 16th August, 2026.
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PRADEEP KUMAR AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy.
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