Consider the following statements 1 Pursuant to the powers conferred by Article 262 of the Constitut...........

Indian Polity Inter-State Relations

Consider the following statements:

1.Pursuant to the powers conferred by Article 262 of the Constitution, Parliament enacted the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 (Act 33 of 1956) to provide for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state river and river valleys.

2.The Union Government has constituted several tribunals under the aforesaid Act. Section 4(1) of the Inter-States Water Disputes Act, 1956 empowers the central government to constitute a water disputes tribunal for adjudication of a water dispute when a request from any state government in respect of such water dispute is received by it and it is of opinion that the water dispute cannot be negotiated.

3.The process under the Act from the stage of constitution of the tribunal to the giving of the award by it normally takes 7 to 10 years.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1 and 2 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 3 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

The inordinate delay caused in constituting the Tribunals, delay in passing awards, framing of schemes or plans for giving effect to the decisions, and judicial review by the Supreme Court at times have been contributing factors in developing bitterness and friction between the states involved
in the disputes.