Supreme Court of India

STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. STATE OF PUNJAB on 28 October 2026

ITEM NO.31 REGISTRAR COURT. 2 SECTION XVII-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

BEFORE THE REGISTRAR MS. GRACY L. BAWITLUNG

Original Suit (s). No(s). 1/2014

STATE OF RAJASTHAN Plaintiff(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. Defendant(s)

MATTER IS LISTED FOR RECORDING OF EVIDENCE AT 2:30 PM BEFORE LD.

REGISTRAR MS. GRACY L. BAWITLUNG.

Date : 28-10-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.

For Plaintiff(s) :

Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal- 3577, AOR

Mr. Prashant Rawat, Adv.

Mr. Kartikeya Asthana, Adv.

Mr. Kabir Singh, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Rathore, Adv.

For Defendant(s) :

Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra- 1320, AOR

Mr. Vinay K. Shailendra, Adv.

Mr. Rajat Bhardwaj, Adv.

Mr. Saksham Maheshwari, Adv.

Mr. Asghar Ali, Adv.

Mr. Jasraj Singh Chhabra, Adv.

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Sudarshan Lamba- 3667, AOR

Mr. Raghvendra Shukla, Adv.

Ms. Ameyvikrama Thanvi, Adv.

Mr. Amrish Kumar- 2986, AOR

Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv.

Mr. Gopi Chand, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Adv.

Mr. Aditya Sharma- 2876, AOR

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria- 2324, AOR

Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad- 2246, AOR

Digitally signed by

ARUSHI PAL

Date: 2026.10.28

16:59:37 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan- 2054, AOR

Mr. Mukul Singh, Adv.

Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal- 909, AOR

Mr. J. S. Attri, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma- 1237, AOR

Mr. Hit Lal, Adv.

Mr. Chandra Nand Jha, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Today, the matter is fixed for further cross-examination of Mr. Samarth Agarwal, DW-2 for Ministry of Water Resources, Union of India. The witness (DW-2) is present. Ld. Counsels for the parties to the suit are also present. DW-2 is further cross-examined by the Ld. Counsel for Defendant No.1, Mr. Vinay Kumar Shailendra, Advocate for State of Punjab. Statement of DW-2 has been recorded in question and answer format in the presence of Ld. Counsels for both the parties from Question Nos. 22 to 36. The cross-examination is concluded by the State of Punjab (Defendant No.1) today itself. The matter be listed on 02.11.2026 for further directions. Registry to inform the Ld. Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Power (Defendant No.2.2) to appear on 02.11.2026 and state whether or not the Ministry concerned wishes to cross-examine Mr. Samarth Agarwal (DW-2). GRACY L. BAWITLUNG Registrar AP

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