MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined any relief to farmers and sugar factories who wanted to challenge a Bombay high court order passed last week that permitted release of water only for drinking purposes to the Jayakwadi dam. The SC dismissed five special leave petitions filed by sugar factories including one belonging to Vikhe-Patil and farmers against the HC order as they wanted water to be released for agriculture and industry use. The HC had declined to stay a recent October 17 order passed by the...
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