Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar today recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions and cross-petitions relating to the implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) award, filed by various parties, including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
"I will not be part of the bench which would hear these cases," Justice Chelameswar, who was heading the bench that also comprised Justices Shiva Kirti Singh and A M Sapre, said.
The court also asked a host of senior advocates including F S Nariman, Rajeev Dhavan and Shekhar Naphade, representing various stakeholders in the historic water dispute, to mention the matter before Chief Justice T S Thakur for listing of the cases before some other bench.