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Notification further extending, by one year to the 5th day of August, 2024, the period within which the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal must forward its further report, by amending a prior notification under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) issued S.O. 2768(E) dated 21st June 2023, further amending notification S.O. 905(E) dated 5th August 2003, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956), to extend the period within which the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal must forward its further report to the Central Government, substituting 'till the 5th day of August, 2023' with 'till the 5th day of August, 2024' in the notification's last paragraph. The Tribunal was originally constituted under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 14 of the Act vide notification S.O. 169(E) dated 2nd April 1986 to verify and adjudicate certain matters of the Punjab Settlement; it submitted its report on 30th January 1987, and the Central Government made further references to it on 19th August 1987 under sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Act requiring explanation and guidance on that report. This extension follows a long series of prior extensions traceable to S.O. 905(E) dated 5th August 2003 and continuing through S.O. 3696(E) dated 1st August 2022, as listed in the notification's note. The order was issued under File No. N-59012/1/2021-BM and signed by Anand Mohan, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

4013 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2648] NEW DELHI, MONDA Y, JUNE 26, 2023/ASHADHA 5, 194 5 CG-DL-E-26062023-246805 MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (Department of Water Resources, River Development And Ganga Rejuvenation) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 1st June, 2023 S.O. 2768 (E).—Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 14 of the Inter -State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956), constituted the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal for verification and adjudicatio n of certain matters of the Punjab Settlement, referred therein, vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, vide number S.O. 169(E), dated the 2nd April, 1986, and the said Tribunal forwarded its report to the Central Government on the 30th January, 1987; And whereas, further references have been made by the Central Government to the said Tribunal on the 19th August, 1987, requiring explanation and g uidance on the report aforesaid, in terms of sub-section (3) of section 5 of the said Act; And whereas, considering the enormous exercise undertaken by the said Tribunal in completing its furthe r report, the Central Government extended from time to time th e period of making the said report, till the 5th day of August, 2023 ; And whereas, the Central Government, keeping in view the exigencies of the work involved, as pointed out by the said Tribunal, considers it necessary to extend the said period for one ye ar after the 5th day of August, 2023; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Inter - State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956), the Central Government hereby further extends the peri od, within which the said Tribunal may forward its report on the references so made, to the Central Government till the 5th day of August, 2024 , and for that purpose, makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwh ile Ministry of Water Resources number S.O. 905(E), dated the 5th August, 2003, namely: - In the said notification, in the last paragraph, for the words, figures and letters “t ill the 5th day of August, 2023 ”, the words, figures and letters “ti ll the 5th day of August, 2024 ” shall be substituted. [F. No. N-59012/1/2021 -BM ] ANAND MOHAN , Jt. Secy. Note: - The principal notification constituting the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal was published in the Gazette of India vide number S.O. 169(E), dated the 2nd April, 1986 and subsequently amended vide number S.O. 666(E), dated the 10th June, 2003; and the period within which the Tribunal was required to forward its further report to the Central Government was specified vide notification number S.O. 905( E), dated the 5th August, 2003, which was extended from time to time vide notification numbers S.O. 889(E) , dated the 5th August, 2004, S.O. 166(E), dated the 4th February, 2005, S.O. 1093(E), dated the 4th August, 2005, S.O. 133(E), dated the 3rd Februar y, 2006, S.O. 1218(E), dated the 28th July, 2006, S.O. 104(E ), dated the 2nd February, 2007, S.O. 1112(E), dated the 6th July, 2007, S.O. 212(E), dated the 30th January, 2008, S.O. 1700(E), dated the 16th July, 2008, S.O. 397(E), dated the 4th February, 20 09; S.O. 1812(E), dated the 23rd July, 2009, S.O. 203(E), dated the 29th January, 2010, S.O. 1920(E), date d the 5th August, 2010, S.O. 250(E), dated the 4th February, 2011, S.O. 1803 (E), dated the 5th August, 2011, S.O. 216(E), dated the 3rd February, 201 2, S.O. 1736 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2012, S.O. 317 (E) dated the 5th February, 2013. S.O. 2310 (E), da ted the 29th July, 2013, and S.O. 2002 (E), dated 6th August, 2014, S.O. 2176 (E), dated 10th August, 2015, S.O. 2571 (E), dated 29th July, 2016, S.O. 2458 (E) dated 2nd August, 2017, S.O. 3949 (E), dated 9th August, 2018, S.O. 2754 (E), dated 1st August, 2019, S.O. 2443 (E), dated 27th July, 2020, S.O. 3597(E), dated 23rd August, 2021 , S.O. 3696(E), dated 1st August, 202 2. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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