8w no 64 or i' the inter-state water disputes (amendment) bill, 1968  a billfurther to amend the inter-state water l)i,spl£tes act, 1956 bi: it enacted by parliament in the nineteenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the inter-state water disputes (amend- short ment) act, 1968 title , 33 of 1956 5 2 in section 4 of the inter-state water disputes act, 1956 (here- amendinafter referred to as the principal act), for sub-section (2), the ment of following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: _ section 4-10  (2) the tribunal shall consist of a chairman and two other members nominated in this behalf by the chief justice of india from among persons who are, or have been, judges of the supreme court or are judges of a high court" 3 in section 5 of the principal act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-amend_ ment of section 5 "(4) if the members of the tribunal differ in opinion on any point, the point shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority" s " after section 5 of the principal act, the followini section ahall be inserted, namely:-!'inaertion of new ection 5a filling of vacancies "5a if, for any reason a vacancy (other than a temporary absence) occurs in the office of the chairman or any other member of a tribunal, the central government shall appoint 10 another person in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 4 to fill the vacancy, and the investigation of the matter referred to the tribunal may be continued by the tribunal from the stage at which the vacancy is filled" amendment of section 9 5 in section 9 of the principal act, in sub-section (4), for the 15 worda "subject to any rules that may be made under this act", the words "subject to the provisions of this act and any rules that may be made therewlder" shall be substituted  amendment of eection 10 6 in section 10 of the principal act, for the words "the presiding officer of a tribunal", the words "the chairman and other memben 20 of a tribunal" shall be substituted 7 in section 13' of the principal act,-amendment of section 13 (1) in clause (d) of sub-section (2), for the words "the presiding officer", the words "the chairman and other members" shall be substituted; (2) for sub-beetion (3), the followini sub-aection shall be substituted, namely:-"(3) every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as ma~ be, after it is made, before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive 30 1110111, and if before the expiry of the beasion in which it is 80 laid or the session immediately following, both housel agree in making any modification in the tule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have eftect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejutiice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule"  qtatement of objects and reasonsthe inter-state water disputes act, 1956, provides for the constitution of a tribunal consisting of one person from among persons who are or have been judges of the supreme court or are judges of a high court nominated in this behalf by the chief justice of india river water disputes affect a large number of people the stakes involved in these disputes are very high the welfare of millions of people depends on "an equitable settlement of these disputes the issues on which the tribunals give award, thus affect the welfare of millions of people for all times to come further, these issues are often of a highly complex nature involving many technical and socio-economic issues there has, therefore, been a growing feeling that such important questions should be determined not by a one-man tribunal but by a group of three the bill leeks to amend the inter-state water disputes act, 1956, to provide for a tribunal of three persons who are or have been judges of the supreme court or are judges of a high court new delhi; k l rao the 12th july, 1968  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of india z[copy of letter no· dwii-32(27)/68, tiated the 20th july, 1968 from dr k l rao, minister of irrigation and power to the secretary, lok sabha] the president, having been informed about the liubject matt!r of the inter-5tate water disputes (amendment) bill, 1968, has, under articles 117 (1) and 117 (3) of the constitution, recommended to the lok sabha the introduction anti consideration of the bill "" ""  financial memorandumsection 4 of the inter-state water disputes act, 1956 (33 of 1956) empowers the central government to constitute water disputes tribunals for adjudication of water disputes under clause 2 of the bill, the tribunal will consist of three judges who are or have been judges of the supreme court, or are judges of a high court under clause 6 of the bill, the chairman and other members of a tribunal and the assessors will be entitled to receive such remuneration, allowances or fees as may be prescribed the expenditure involved will be initially borne by the central government but will later on be adjusted in accordance with the decision of the tribunals the proposed amendment would involve an additional recurring expenditure nf a'dproximately rs 1,50,000 per annum for each tribunal mause(d) 'of sub-seotion (2) of section 13 of the act, as proposed to ''belamended 'by cmuse7 of'the bill, empowers the central govem· ment to make rules providing for payment of remuneration,allowanc~es or fees to the chairman and other members of a tribunal and assessors these are matters ofa\:iministrative detau '8llcl :can hardly be 'provided in ,the bill itself1:'he delegation of :legislauw power is, therefore, df tl normal ehaneter  | (33                                                         | rorl96&)                             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        |                                        || nal                                                        |                                        |(4) subject to any rules that may be made under this act, the tribunal may, by order, regulate its practice and procedure 10 the presiding officer of a tribunal and the assessors shall be allowentitled to receive such remuneration, allowances or fees as may be anees or prescribed fees for presiding offtcer of tribunal and al-1iorb - - - - - 13 (1) - - - - - power to make rules (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-- - - - (d) the remuneration, allowances or fees payable te the preaidillg oftlcer of a tribunal and assessors; - - - - - -(3) all rules made under this section shall, as soon as practicable after they are made, be laid for not less than fourteen days before both houses of parliament, and shall be subject to such modifications as parliament may make during the session in which they are so laid a bill further to amend the inter-state water disputes act, 1956 - r -                -                     f                          -   (dr k l rao, minister of irrigation and pofijer) 