Act to be amended
the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956, which provides for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys, will soon be amended to incorporate the Inter-State Council on the Sarkaria Commission's recommendations. A bill to this effect will be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament.
The major changes that are envisaged in the act include introduction of a provision, which stipulates that decisions of the dispute tribunals would have the same force and sanction as the Supreme Court's order. A clause that will enable tribunals to get any data they may require from the state governments will also be included.
Another proposed addition is provision to specify a time frame of three years for the tribunals to give a decision. This can be extended up to two years in case of unavoidable circumstances.
Related Content
- Industrial Disputes (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Haryana Amendment) Repeal Act, 2024
- The global e-waste monitor 2024
- Central Motor Vehicles (Registration and Function s of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2024
- Guidelines for coal or lignite based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) to utilise ash by providing it to the ‘user agencies’ as stipulated in the MoEF&CC Notification dated 31.12.2021 and its subsequent amendments
- JSERC (Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation and its compliance) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024
- Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024