<p>The Centre has declined a request from the Goa government to have Additional Solicitor General Atmaram Nadkarni appear on the latter's behalf before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tribunal is currently hearing a dispute between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra on sharing the Mahadayi (Mandovi in Goa) water.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goa government had, in August, filed a disobedience application against Karnataka before the tribunal for injunction against the latter diverting Mahadayi water to the Malaprabha basin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had then written to the Centre for the appointment of Nadkarni to fight the state's case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a communication, dated October 19, to the Goa government, Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said, "It is to state that the Central government is a neutral party to the river water disputes among the party states and, therefore, it would be inappropriate for the Central government to permit Additional Solicitor General to represent a particular state for inter-state river disputes."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadkarni has been representing Goa before the tribunal since 2012.</p>
<p>The Centre has declined a request from the Goa government to have Additional Solicitor General Atmaram Nadkarni appear on the latter's behalf before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tribunal is currently hearing a dispute between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra on sharing the Mahadayi (Mandovi in Goa) water.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goa government had, in August, filed a disobedience application against Karnataka before the tribunal for injunction against the latter diverting Mahadayi water to the Malaprabha basin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had then written to the Centre for the appointment of Nadkarni to fight the state's case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a communication, dated October 19, to the Goa government, Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said, "It is to state that the Central government is a neutral party to the river water disputes among the party states and, therefore, it would be inappropriate for the Central government to permit Additional Solicitor General to represent a particular state for inter-state river disputes."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadkarni has been representing Goa before the tribunal since 2012.</p>