‘We don’t have expertise’: SC on Cauvery issue
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass an interim order on Tamil Nadu’s plea for the release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water, claiming that the court didn’t possess any expertise on the issue.
The court sought a report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority on the quantum of release made by the Karnataka government before September 8 (Friday).
A three-judge bench headed by Justice BR Gavai sought a report from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the amount of water released by Karnataka after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed that a meeting of the authority is scheduled on Monday.
“We do not possess any expertise on the matter. The ASG informs us that authorities are meeting on Monday to decide the discharge of water for the next fortnight.
“We find that it will be appropriate that CWMA submits its report on whether the directions issued for discharge of water have been complied with or not,” the bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and PK Mishra said.
The Karnataka government has described as “wholly misconceived” Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking a direction from the top court that it be asked to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for standing crops.