State Of Tamil Nadu Public Works Department Through The Secretary vs. The State Of Karnataka Government Of Karnataka . By Its Chief Secretary

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).7808/2007

(Arising out of the final order dated 05/02/2007 of THE CAUVERY WATER DISPUTES TRIBUNAL AT NEW DELHI U/S 5/(2) of the Interstate Water Disputes Act, 1956)

STATE OF KARNATAKA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF T.NADU & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With office report)

S.L.P.(C)...CC NO. 4324 of 2007 (For permission and exemption and office report)

SLP(C) NO. 8413 of 2007

(With prayer for interim relief and office report)

S.L.P.(C)...CC NO. 4576 of 2007 (With appln(s) for permission to file SLP and exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and with prayer for interim relief and office report)

Date: 07/05/2007 These Petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

WITH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.B. SINHA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MARKANDEY KATJU

For Petitioner(s) Mr. F.S. Nariman, Sr.Adv. Mr. Anil B. Diwan, Sr.Adv. Mr. Udaya Holla,Adv. Gen. Mr. S.S. Javali, Sr.Adv. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde,Adv. Mr. Ranvir Singh,Adv. Mr. S.C. Sharma,Adv. Mr. Amit Kr. Chawla,Adv. Mr. Shambhu Prasad Singh,Adv. Mr. Rajeev Dhawan, Sr.Adv. Mr. G. Prakash,Adv. Mr. Bhaskar Y. Kulkarni,Adv. Mr. N.D.B. Raju,Adv. Mr. B.T. Partha Sarthy,Adv. Mr. Sonne Gowda,Adv. Ms. Bharathi Raju,Adv. Mr. N. Ganpathy,Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. K. Parasaran, Sr.Adv. Mr. V. Krishnamurthy, Sr.Adv. Mr. G. Umapathi,Adv. Mr. Parthasarthy,Adv.

Mr. R. Nedumaran,Adv. ..2/-

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

S.L.P.(C) No. 7808/2007, S.L.P.(C) No. 8413/2007 & S.L.P.(C)....CC No..4576/2007:

Delay condoned.

Permission to file SLP is granted in SLP(C)....CC N o.

4576/2007.

Leave is granted in all the matters.

Keeping in view the importance of the question involved, we are of the opinion that these matters may be heard by a larger Bench. Liberty to mention.

Mr. R. Nedumaran, Advocate accepts in SLP(C) No.7808/2007 SLP(C) No.8413/07.

Mr. G. Prakash, Advocate accepts notice in SLP(C) No.7808/2007 and SLP(C)....CC No.4576/2007.

SLP(C) No...CC 4324/2007:

Permission to file SLP is refused.

SLP(C) No...D.No.13569/2007:

Taken on Board.

Leave granted.

heard by a larger Bench along with the above matters.

(A.S. BISHT) (PUSHAP LATA BHARDWAJ)

COURT MASTER COURT MASTER