To the petition States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and the Union Territory of Pondicherry have been added as re spondents 2 to 5 respectively.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.
1, to refer the dispute relating to the water utilisation of the Cauvery river and equitable distribution thereof in terms of section 4 of the Inter State Water Disputes Act, 1956, and for a mandamus to the State of Karnataka number to proceed with the companystruction of dams, projects and reservoirs across the said river and or on any of its tributaries within the State and to restore supply of water to the State of Tamil Nadu as envisaged in the agreements dated 18th of February, 1924.
K. Venugopal, C.S. Vaidyanathan and K.V. Viswana than for the Petitioner.
Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India .
13347 of 1983.
K. Goswami,Additional Solicitor General, P.S. Poti, K. Parasaran, S.S. Javalai, and F.S. Nariman, B.V. Acharya, Advocate General, P.R. Ramasesh, Ms. A. Subhashini, T.T. Kunhikanan, V. Krishnamurthy, K. Ramkumar and R. Karuppan, in person the Respondents.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RANGANATH MISRA, J. This is an application under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by the Tamil Nadu Cauvery Neerppasana Vilaiporulgal Vivasayigal Nala Urimal Padhugappu Sangam which is said to be a society registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act asking this Court for direction to the Union of India, respondent No.
