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"Failing agreement, the rights of the parties must be determined by applying the rules of equitable apportionment, each unit getting a fair share of the water of the common river. However, equitable sharing, once made, may cease to be equitable, in the face of new circumstances."
- The Indus Commission Report, 1943
"In India also, the rights of States in an inter-State water are determined by applying the rule of equitable apportionment, each unit getting a fair share of the waters of the common river. The concept does not lend itself to precise formulations and its meaning cannot be written into a code that can be applied to all situations and at the all times. The standard of equitable apportionment requires an adaptation of the formula to the necessity of the particular situation."
- The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, 1978
"The doctrine of equitable apportionment cannot be put in a narrow strait jacket of fixed formula. As to any aspects not covered by these factors, the allocation may be made according to the relative economic and social needs of the interested States."
- The Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal, 1978
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