₹236 Crore Water Bill Against United Spirits' Liquor Unit Quashed: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has quashed demand notices totaling over ₹236 crore issued by the Maharashtra Water Resources (Irrigation) Department against United Spirits Limited for water drawn from the Godavari River for its liquor manufacturing unit. The Division Bench of Justices Manish Pitale and YG Khobragade held that the authorities wrongly treated all water intake as raw material use without differentiating portions used for ancillary processes. Court Upholds Tariff Orders…
