The Constitution of India
Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 262
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with
respect to the use, distribution or control of the waters of, or in, any inter-State river or river
valley.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may by law provide that
neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of any
such dispute or complaint as is referred to in clause (1).
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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