SC order on Cauvery dispute: Petition against CJI, CMs in Mandya court

Mysuru: M.D. Rajanna, a 54 year-old resident of Subhashnagar in Mandya district, has filed a petition in the principal court and JMFC court in Mandya, accusing nine persons including Supreme Court Chief Justice and its two judges, Chief Ministers of Karnataka and TN states and others related to recent judgment related to Cauvery dispute on Friday.

The complainant has named Supreme Court Chief Justice T S Takur and two judges of the apex Court, Justice Dipak Mishra, Udya Umesh Lalith, as accused number 1, 2 and 3 respectively, and Chief Secretary of TN, Chief Minister of TN Jayalalithaa, Chief Secretary of Karnataka and CM of Karnataka Siddaramaiah as accused 4, 5, 6 and 7, and principal secretary of Central irrigation department, and state irrigation minister Mr M B Patil as accused number 8 and 9 respectively, in the court.

While the petition has been accepted the hearing has been put off to September 14. Complainant Rajanna has stated: “The SC has no power to admit any dispute pertaining to water, and to adjudicate interstate water dispute as per the article 262 and 262 (1) of the Constitution. And the said article provides power to parliament to enact a law to handle the dispute, and exclude the jurisdiction of any court including SC in respect of any water dispute.

The accused knew it fully well. Yet, accused number 3 and 4 have approached the SC with the dishonest intension to cheat and defraud Karnataka people, and 5 and 9 have failed to defend the case, which amounts to offence under section 219 and 420 r/w 34 of IPC. And the accused 1 and 3 have passed the order directing Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs per day to TN for ten days, illegally, which amounts to offence under section 219 of IPC.