SC warns Punjab for ignoring 15-yr-old ruling on dues to Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court of India has criticized the Punjab government for its continued resistance to a 15-year-old decree regarding power dues owed to Himachal Pradesh. The court warned of consequences if the state fails to accept a proposed cashless settlement involving energy arrears.
Why it matters
This case underscores the challenges of enforcing inter-state legal disputes and the judicial frustration with bureaucratic delays in India's federal system.
NEW DELHI: Punjab govt's stiff resistance to attorney general R Venkataramani's proposal for amicable implementation of a 15-year-old Supreme Court decree settling Bhakra Nangal and Beas power dues since 1966 in favour of Himachal Pradesh made SC observe, "The state has a habit of defying decrees and old habits die hard."Venkataramani told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that he had extensive consultations with Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Union ministry of power after getting the records examined by CAG for independent determination of the historical capital cost liability."...a mutually workable settlement framework has been evolved.
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