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Notification under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 extending by a further 180 days, with effect from 20th August 2024, the period for submission of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal's further report.

Detailed Summary

S.O. 3501(E), dated 19th August 2024, issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, recounts the history of the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal, constituted on 16th November 2010 under section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) (notification S.O. 2786(E)) to adjudicate disputes over the inter-State river Mahadayi, with its effective constitution date later fixed as 21st August 2013 by notification S.O. 2908(E) dated 13th November 2014; the Tribunal submitted its report and decision under section 5(2) on 14th August 2018, which was published by the Central Government via S.O. 888(E) dated 27th February 2020 pursuant to a Supreme Court order dated 20th February 2020 (I.A. No. 109720/2019 with SLP No. 33018/2018); further references were subsequently made by the States of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra and by the Central Government, and the deadline for the Tribunal's further report under section 5(3) has been repeatedly extended by successive notifications, most recently S.O. 3305(E) dated 21st July 2023; this notification, issued under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5, further extends the period for submission of the Tribunal's further report by one hundred and eighty days with effect from 20th August 2024. Signed by Anand Mohan, Joint Secretary, F. No. N-58012/1/2020-BM Section-MOWR.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20082024-256482 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3185] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024/SHRAVANA 29, 1946 MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th August, 2024 S.O. 3501(E).—WHEREASThe 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 constution, that is,on or before the 15th November, 2013; AND WHEREAS the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to reckonas21st August, 2013the 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 ofthereport 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 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 20th August, 2024; 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 hundred and eighty days with effect from the 20th August, 2024. [F. No. N-58012/1/2020-BM Section-MOWR] ANAND MOHAN, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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