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Content Description From the Collection: Shripad and Nandini’s papers of the Narmada Struggle are arranged into five series. These are as follows: Writ Petition 319/1994; Writ Petition 328/2002; Resettlement and Rehabilitation cases and inter-state water dispute case; Publications and Public Outreach; and Correspondence. The bulk of the documentation pertains to the case Narmada Bachao Andolan vs Union of India and Others i.e. Writ Petition 319/1994. Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan argued the...

Content Description From the Collection: Shripad and Nandini’s papers of the Narmada Struggle are arranged into five series. These are as follows: Writ Petition 319/1994; Writ Petition 328/2002; Resettlement and Rehabilitation cases and inter-state water dispute case; Publications and Public Outreach; and Correspondence. The bulk of the documentation pertains to the case Narmada Bachao Andolan vs Union of India and Others i.e. Writ Petition 319/1994. Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan argued the...

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Marked as Volume XXXIII. Affidavit on behalf of the India through the Ministry of Water Resources, regarding steps taken for R&R, construction in 1995-1996, and irrigation by-pass tunnel.

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Marked as Volume XXXIV. Additional Affidavit of the state of Madhya Pradesh to the additional Affidavit of Gujarat dated 21 December, 1995. (Pertains to various aspects of the R&R process such as the sites of settlement of Project-affected Persons from Madhya Pradesh in Gujarat, land availability and quality of land, etc.).

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Marked as Volume XXXV. Reply of the state of Madhya Pradesh to the affidavit of Union of India. Contentions pertain to availability of land for R&R. The annexure included is a letter dataed 15 January, 1996 from the Narmada Control Authority (important decisions of R&R sub-group in the 32nd meeting)

Scope and Contents Marked as Volume XXXVI. Affidavit on behalf of the petitioners in reponse to the affidavits of union of India dated January 1996; Government of Madhya Pradesh dated 6 February, 1996; Government of Gujarat dated 14 December, 1995 and 21 December, 1995; and issues raised by the respondent in representation before the Supreme Court on 28 September, 1995 to 6 December, 1995. Includes annexures relating to circumstances of Project-affected Persons (PAPs), such as policy differences between...

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Marked as Volume XXXVII. Application for direction by Union of India seeking direction for the Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat to undertake Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) activities as planned for 1995-96 in their Master Plan; permission to raise spillway level and subsequent R&R corresponding to that level; and permission to construct Irrigation By-Pass Tunnel (IBPT).

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Marked as Vol 37A. Consists of an application for interim direction on behalf of the Narmada Bachao Andolan with affidavit. Pertains to rise of dam height and lack of activity on rehabilitation on the side of the Court. Annexure A Includes the Narmada Bachao Andolan letter making a representation to the Chairperson, Narmada Control Authority, dated to 31 March, 1996.

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Marked as Volume XXXVIII. This consists of Madhya Pradesh's Counter Affidavit to the application for direction by the Union of India dated 4 March, 1996, i.e. I.A. 4 of 1996, regarding the implementation of R&R Master Plan by the state governments.

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Marked as Volume Vol XXXIX. This consists of the reply by the State of Madhya Pradesh to the Affidavit of Narmada Bachao Andolan dated 2 March, 1996. Contentions relate to provision of land for Project-Affected Families (PAFs).

Content Description From the Collection: Shripad and Nandini’s papers of the Narmada Struggle are arranged into five series. These are as follows: Writ Petition 319/1994; Writ Petition 328/2002; Resettlement and Rehabilitation cases and inter-state water dispute case; Publications and Public Outreach; and Correspondence. The bulk of the documentation pertains to the case Narmada Bachao Andolan vs Union of India and Others i.e. Writ Petition 319/1994. Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan argued the...

Scope and Contents Marked as Volume 40. This volume conists of the Government of Gujarat's affidavit in response to the additional affidavit of the Petitioners dated to March, 1996. Annexures include an appeal by the Gujarat Visthapit Sangharsh Samiti, from 4-5 January, 1996; copy of a news item that appeared in Mahanagar (Dainik Bhaskar) on 30 May, 1996 with its translation in English; articles in the Indian Express from July, 1996; and an appeal in Gujarati by the Gujarat Visthapit Sangharsh Samiti, with...

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Marked as Volume 41. Reply of the Government of Gujarat to the Petitioners' application for interim directions filed on 15 July, 1996 in the Supreme Court. Annexure includes an account of progress of villages under submergence up to end of 31 July, 1996.

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Marked as Volume 42. Response on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh by H.N. Tiwari, Director, (Rehabilitation / Tribal Welfare), Narmada Valley Development Authority, Bhopal, officer in-charge. Submissions pertain to Madhya Pradesh's disagreement with the formal 'brief record of decisions' circulated by the Union Ministry of Water Resources.

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Marked as Volume 43. Application moved by the Union of India pursuant to the order dated 12 March, 1996. The direction requested is that construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam may proceed without any constraint on height as long as it is built in accordance with the award of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal.

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Marked as Volume 44. This consists of the Government of Gujarat's reponse to the Union of India's affidavit dated 22 August, 1996. It contains the submission that what was agreed between the four states as regards the Sardar Sarovar Project was exactly as conveyed to the Court by the Attorney General on 14 August, 1996 and as stated in affidavit filed by Union of India on 22 August, 1996.

Scope and Contents File 1 of the volume marked as Volume 45. Affidavit on behalf of the State of Rajasthan. Contents relate to the discussion between Chief Ministers of the involved states regarding the Sardar Sarovar project, dam height etc. and that these deliberations were not properly reflected in the decisions publicised by the Ministry of Water Resources. Annexures include a brief record of decision taken in the meeting of Sardar Sarovar Project convened by the Prime Minister on 15 and 16 July, 1996,...

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File 2 of the volume marked as Volume 45. This consists of a supplementary affidavit from the state of Gujarat seeking correction of error of a figure in the affidavit dates 21 August, 1996, filed in response to the Petitioner's affidavit of 15 July, 1996.

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Marked as Volume 46. Consists of the Affidavit in reply to the application for direction of the Union of India of 22 August, 1996. Annexures contain minutes of the 29th, 33rd and the 32nd meeting of the R&R sub group of NCA, the status report on resettlement and rehabilitation for 1995 and 1996; and a pamphlet by Arch-Vahini.

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Marked as Volume 47. Rejoinder of the petitioners to the reply of the government of Gujarat dated 21 August 1996, to the petitioner's application for interim directions filed on 15 July, 1996. Contentions seek to rebut various claims of provision for Project-Affected Persons.

Scope and Contents Marked as Volume 48. This consists of the affidavit on behalf of the state of Madhya Pradesh on the application and affidavit of the Union of India dated 22 August, 1996 and the affidavit of the government of Gujarat dated 2 September, 1996. Contains Madhya Pradesh's comments on the submissions of the latter on various matters such as the machienery provided by the NWDT (Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal), various meetings referred to in annexures. These annexures also include letters to the...

Scope and Contents Marked as volume 49. Consists of an application for direction on behalf of the State of Gujarat to the Supreme Court of India seeking the direction of its orders dated 5 May. 1995 and 12 March, 1996 and permission to allow further construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam and other reliefs. It consists of copies of the orders of the Court dated 5.5.1995 and 12.3.1996, and affidavit in support with annexures consisting of extracts of the minutes, agenda, and report of 62nd meeting of the Sardar...