Andhra Pradesh and Telangana won't get Karnataka's share

In a Respite for Karnataka, the Krishna Water Arguments Court-II, headed by Justice Brijesh Kumar, on Wednesday rejected the taking a court case to a higher court for review of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to give out things in a different way Krishna water among all the four related states. The court ruled that the water will be given in a different way between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh since the argument is kept to/restricted to only these states. The much-awaited legal decision has come as a big relief for Karnataka and Maharashtra, which had argued against change in who gets water based on the Reorganisation Act.  The court asked Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to submit their demur and arguments, if any, within four weeks and ended the hearing till December 14.

Telangana Advocate General Ramakrishna Reddy said to reporters in New Delhi that the court order is not final and subject to review by the Supreme Court. The two states had searched to get the river water among the four states quoting Section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. Maharashtra and Karnataka had pointed that the Reorganization Act is limited to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Maharashtra and Karnataka were not parties to it.