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4756 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99
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PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
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No. 3163] NEW DELHI , MON DAY, JULY 24, 2023/ SHRAVANA 2, 1945
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MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st July, 2023
S.O. 3305(E). —Whereas, the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (hereinaf ter referred to as the said
Tribunal) was constituted 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 regarding Inter -State river Mahadayi and river valley thereof;
And whereas, the said Tribunal was required to submit its rep ort and decision under sub -section (2) of section 5 of
the said Act within a period of three years, i.e., on or before the 15th November, 2013;
And whereas, the said Tribunal had requested the Central Government to reckon the effective date of its
functio ning, i.e., 21st August, 2013 to be the date of its constitution for the propose 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, had decided that the effective date of constitution of the said Tribunal shall be the 21st August, 2013, and
accordingly, under the provisions of sub -section (2) of section 5 of the said Act, the period of three years for
submission of rep ort 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 request ed 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 Order 39 Rule 2A 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 th e 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 Cen tral 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 th e
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, 2 021;
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 wh ereas, 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 wherea s, 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, 2023;
Now, therefore, in pu rsuance 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 20th August, 2023.
[F. No. N -58012/1/2020 -BM Section -MOWR]
ANAND MOHAN, Jt. Secy.
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