Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre has been appointed the chairman of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). He was nominated for the post by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar. The post fell vacant following the resignation of Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan.
Last December, the Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to set up a single, permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes subsuming existing tribunals. Besides the Tribunal, the government has also proposed to introduce some Benches to look into disputes as and when required. Unlike the Tribunal, the Benches will cease to exist once the disputes are resolved.
