The state government is planning to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the recent order of the Mahadayi river water disputes tribunal.
Sources in the state Water Resources Development department said the head of the legal team representing Karnataka in the Supreme Court on river water disputes Fali S Nariman has suggested filing the petition in the apex court. Water Resources Minister M B Patil had recently met Nariman in Delhi and discussed the issue.
The tribunal had in its interim order rejected the state’s plea, seeking 7 tmcft of Mahadayi river water.
Published 12 August 2016, 18:51 IST