NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Thursday that no one could agitate on the streets or call bandhs to protest against a court order and once again rebuked the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments for failing to curb mob violence over the Cauvery water dispute.An SC bench said, "The people cannot become a law unto themselves and, therefore, it is obligatory on the part of the authorities of both states, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, to prevent such actions. We are compelled and constrained to say that it is the duty of the states to see that no agitation, damage or destruction takes place. It (a court order) is to be complied with and, in any case, if there is difficulty, the concerned parties can approach the court. Shivakumar's counsel said inhabitants of both states were resorting to competitive protests against the SC order directing Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu. "If one party resorts to 'rail roko' (stopping train services) on one day, the other party emulates it the next day," he said.The court said it felt the situation was returning to normal.

Source: Times of India September 15, 2016 19:50 UTC