Supreme Court of India

The Matter Of: Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal v. -

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Bench Ranganath Misra, K.N. Singh, A.M. Ahmadi, Kuldip Singh and P.B. Sawant JJ.

Decided 22 November 1991

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For the above reasons, Pondicherry contends that the Ordinance (now F the Act) is constitutionally invalid.

Judgment, page 44

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