J&K High Court strikes down water tax on hydel power generation

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has struck down provisions of the 2010 Water Resources Act that taxed water used to generate electricity, ruling they were beyond the legislative competence of the former state. A bench of Justices Rajnesh Oswal and Sanjay Dhar also quashed demand notices issued to three hydel firms, including Mass N Ergy and Choudhary Power Projects.