Judgment :-

Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, J.

Appellant no. 1, Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti, claims to be a non-political organization established with the object amongst others to work to alleviate the District of Kutch of its perennial water scarcity and to mitigate the resultant problems faced by the inhabitants and the residents. Other appellants have also interest in the cause espoused by appellant no. 1. Aggrieved by the meager allocation of water from Sardar Sarovar Project to the District of Kutch they approached the Gujarat High Court in a public interest litigation inter alia praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondent, the State of Gujarat and its functionaries to allocate more water from Sardar Sarovar Project to the District of Kutch. By the impugned order the prayer made by the appellants has been rejected and against the dismissal of the writ petition they are before us with the leave of the Court.

Water is essential for survival of universe. It is not available for human use in plenty and hence disputes existed between various States for its sharing. In the year 1969, the Governme