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Setback for Punjab as SC strikes down law axing water-sharing

In a setback to Punjab, the Supreme Court on Thursday held as unconstitutional the state's 2004 law intended to deny Haryana its share of Sutlej-Yamuna water. Holding the Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, 2004, not in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution, the constitution bench of Justice Anil R. Dave, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, …

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November 10, 2016