A river which runs through many states belong to all thosee states - and so it should be shared among all those states without hurting each other. I think this verdict does that to a large extent - becuase Karnataka always played foul when it comes to sharing the water. (If you think Cauvery BELONGS ONLY to Karnataka then, NOT even a DROP of water should come out of the state - even when the monsoon pours down and the whole of Karnataka is under water! Can you do that? That's why it belongs to Tamil Nadu as much as it belongs to Karanataka! Got it?!!) Palanisamy