Silvy Sheetal, LLM, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Christ University, Bangalore
ABSTRACT
We live in a country were rivers are worshipped and are considered the remedy of all mayhems a man does in his life. The states are fighting over water bodies redundantly to quench their thirst through power and position by taking charge over major water bodies. With the ardent of time there is a need for efficient utilization of water resources and hence there are mechanisms involved which help in better utilization of inter-state water and initiate dispute settlement mechanism. With a growing economy at hand the state is at dire circumstances for there is no, economic utilization when it comes to energy, power generation and mostly the scarcity of fresh drinking water. Here comes the working of the tribunals and legislations which resolve disputes, but owing to many discrepancies there remain lacunae adding to the delay in resolving disputes. For a proper water-cycle there needs to be implementation of requisite policies. This paper shall focus on such faulty mechanisms involved in the working, laws, and legislations which help resolve the Inter-State Water disputes it further addresses the question of how the Supreme Court should only be an observing body rather than becoming an adjudicatory authority. Although it is directly not under its purview. The paper also tries to elaborate on the power of states to allow the center in setting up of tribunals in case of any dispute.
Keywords: Water Resources, Inter-State, Water-Disputes, Water-cycle, Adjudication
