Overview

• The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to the BBMB, Haryana, and the Union government to respond to Punjab's petition seeking modification of the May 6 directive on water allocation.
• Punjab argues that the May 6 order was based on incomplete and inaccurate disclosures by BBMB, Haryana, and the Union, causing undue harm to the state.
• The court advanced the hearing date for Punjab's petition from May 28 to May 20, underscoring the urgency of the issue.
• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann called the court's intervention a moral victory, reiterating that the state has no additional water to share due to critical agricultural needs.
• Haryana, having exhausted its water quota for the year, is expected to be eligible for its share of water starting May 21, pending court deliberations.