00976pab a2200157 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Upadhyay, Videh Cauvery, courts and some larger questions: elusive search for judicial reason 2002 p.3583-585. 31 Aug As the long-standing Cauvery dispute shows, frequent resort to court mediation reflects a growing politicisation that relies more on judicial orders to redress grievances rather than taking recourse to forums especially established for bilateral discussions and negotiations. While the courts hold out the prospect for a speedier resolution, forums established for participatory discussions lack the necessary framework to be meaningful - a gap, which the draft national policy guidelines for water allocation tried unsuccessfully to fill. - Reproduced. Water resources Economic and Political Weekly 53589 53589 53589 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 37, Issue no: 35 AR54034 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR