Supreme Court today directed the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) to examine and make recommendations on all issues likely to be raised by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of water of the river at the panel's scheduled meeting tomorrow. A bench comprising justices D K Jain and J S Khehar directed CMC to examine all issues as may be raised on behalf of the states and make recommendations.The bench said both the states shall comply with all the recommendations made by the CMC in letter and spirit.

The order was passed after Karnataka's counsel and senior advocate Fali Nariman said that the state would comply with the recommendations of the CMC.

Tamil Nadu's counsel C S Vaidyanathan had placed a copy of the October 26 letter addressed by Water Resource Secretary to states Chief Secretary expressing reservation on CMC going into question of shortfall of water in its October 31 meeting when the matter was sub-judice before the apex court.

The bench said it would be open for the states to seek clarification later and posted the matter for hearing on November 26.