CAUVERY ISSUE - SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION 16-Feb-2018

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Cauvery according to individual perception, perspective and
understanding. It is worthy to mention here that there are two
principal States, namely, State of Karnataka and State of Tamil
Nadu who as adversaries take the centre stage. The other two, State
of Kerala and Union Territory of Pondicherry (presently named as
―Puducherry‖) in their own way, attacked the award and also
seriously criticized the stand and stance of the main protagonists
because of their dominant, assertive and adamant attitude by
which they not only feel neglected and discriminated but have also
been compelled to harbour the idea that two of them have created
impediment in their rightful due concerning the release of water.
A. The proceedings in this Court in the present Appeals
2. Before the hearing of the Appeals commenced, on being moved
by the State of Tamil Nadu, State of Karnataka and the Central
Government, certain orders came to be passed. It is necessary to
adumbrate the nature of orders passed by this Court, for without
the said narration, it will be an incomplete narrative. We may
immediately state that we shall devote some space to the genesis of
the disputes as it travels beyond 100 years and the learned counsel
for the parties have argued with vigour and energy in that regard.