- Article 262 provides for the adjudication of inter- state water disputes. - Article 263 provides for the establishment of an Inter-State Council. - Inter-State Council is a constitutional body. - River Water Tribunals are established under laws made by Parliament pursuant to Article 262. - Zonal Councils are statutory bodies created by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Which of the following bodies concerned with Inter-State relations are Constitutional ? (1) River Water Tribunal (2) Inter-State Council (3) Zonal Council (4) Zonal Tribunals
Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2018 · APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2018 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Inter-State Relations: Inter-State Councils, Zonal Councils, and Water Disputes)
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