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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3541]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2025
S.O. 3628(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 purpose 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;
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 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 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 13th November, 2018, the State of Maharashtra had made further reference
to the said Tribunal on 5th November, 2018 and the Central Government made further reference to the said Tribunal on
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 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;
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 has now 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;
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, 2025.
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PRADEEP KUMAR AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy.
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