SC permits Telangana govt to withdraw petition for setting up of Krishna Tribunal
Hyderabad/New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the Telangana Government to withdraw the petition filed for setting up of Krishna Tribunal on water sharing between Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
It may be recalled that the Centre has assured to look into the matter of setting up the tribunal if the Telangana government withdraws the petition.
Following the assurance of the Centre, the Telangana Government sought the permission of the Apex court to withdraw the petition.
The Top Court observed that at present it was not going to give any order on setting up of the tribunal.
Meanwhile, the AP and Karnataka governments objected to the withdrawal of the petition and the two governments informed the Supreme Court about filing a plea objecting the withdrawal of the petition by the Telangana government.
The Apex Court permitted AP and Karnataka governments to file an objection petition.
