Notification, 2016

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 2265] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016/BHADRA 25, 1938

MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND

GANGA REJUVENATION

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 16th September, 2016

S.O. 2971(E).—WHEREAS, the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (hereinafter called the said Tribunal) was constituted on the 24th February, 2010 vide notification number

S.O.465 (E), dated the 24th February, 2010 under section 4 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes, Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) (hereinafter called the said Act) for the adjudication of the water disputes regarding Inter-State river Vansadhara, and river valley thereof; AND WHEREAS, the said Tribunal was required to submit its report and decision under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said Act within a period of three years, on or before the 23rd February, 2013 ; AND WHEREAS, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a further period of one year with effect from 23rd February, 2013 ; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government vide notification number

S.O.436 (E), dated the 22nd February, 2013, had extended the period of submission of report and decision for a further period of one year upto 23rd February, AND WHEREAS, the Government of Odisha approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Interlocutory Application No. 8 of 2013 in Writ Petition (C) No. 443 of 2006 to direct the Central Government to reckon the date of constitution of the Tribunal as 17th September, 2012 ;

AND WHEREAS, the Hon’ble Supreme Court heard the matter and passed the order on 13th December, 2013 that as the Tribunal started functioning with effect from 17th September, 2012, that date be considered as the effective date of the constitution of the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal for the purpose of calculating the period of three years as provided under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said Act; AND WHEREAS, the Central Government vide notification number

S.O.778 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014, had decided that the effective date of constitution of said Tribunal shall be 17th September, 2012, and accordingly, under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 5 of the said act, the period of three years for submission of report and decision by the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal shall commence from the 17th September, 2012; AND WHEREAS, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a period of one year with effect from 17th September, 2015;

AND WHEREAS, the Central Government vide notification number

S.O. 2581 (E), dated the 18th September, 2015, had extended the period of submission of report and decision for a further period of one year with effect from the 17th September, 2015 ;

AND WHEREAS, the said Tribunal had requested to extend the period of submission of report and decision for a period of one year with effect from 17th September, 2016;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, the Central Government hereby extends the period of submission of report and decision by the Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal for a period of one year with effect from the 17th day of September, 2016.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

HARINDRA KUMAR

Provisions this notification answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956