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Punjab revives old disputes over sharing river waters
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Parliament can bar even the Supreme Court from river disputes: the Article 262 rule GS2 tests
Punjab reopens inter-State river-water disputes governed by Article 262.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Punjab is reopening long-running disputes over how the waters of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are shared with neighbouring States.
Article 262 lets Parliament provide by law for adjudicating inter-State river disputes, and the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 is the statute made under it.
The same article lets Parliament bar the Supreme Court and other courts from deciding such disputes.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Article 262 lets Parliament provide by law for adjudicating disputes over waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys.
- The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 is the statute made under Article 262.
- Article 262 also lets Parliament bar the Supreme Court and other courts from deciding such disputes.
- The rivers in the Punjab dispute are the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej; neighbouring States include Haryana and Rajasthan.
- Water is a State subject (Entry 17, List II), but regulation of inter-State rivers is a Union matter (Entry 56, List I).
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Article 262 empowers Parliament, not the President or the Inter-State Council, to provide for adjudication of inter-State river water disputes.
- Under Article 262, Parliament may by law exclude the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other courts in such disputes.
- The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 was enacted under Article 262 of the Constitution.
- Article 131 (original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court) and Article 262 are distinct provisions.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS2: Centre-State relations. Water is a State subject, yet Article 262 and the 1956 Act let Parliament create tribunals and even oust court jurisdiction, so Punjab's reopening of Ravi-Beas-Sutlej sharing tests cooperative federalism. Prolonged tribunal delays and political stances harden positions; the way forward lies in a standing, time-bound tribunal, reliable basin-wide data and negotiated settlements through the Inter-State Council or river-basin bodies.
Quick recall
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ಅಂತರರಾಜ್ಯ ನದಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನದಿ ಕಣಿವೆಗಳ ನೀರಿನ ವಿವಾದಗಳ ನಿರ್ಣಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾನೂನು ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಸಂಸತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುವ ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ ಯಾವುದು?
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 131
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 262
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 263
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 280
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 262 — ಅಂತರರಾಜ್ಯ ನದಿ ನೀರಿನ ವಿವಾದಗಳ ನಿರ್ಣಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾನೂನು ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಇದು ಸಂಸತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.
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