In 2004, the apex court had ruled in a 1996 case that construction of the SYL canal should continue without any hindrance. Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday will pronounce its verdict on the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal land dispute. In March, the top court had ordered Punjab to maintain a status quo on the SYL canal land, just days after the Punjab assembly, pre-empting a possible ruling from the apex court, cleared the Punjab Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Property Rights) Bill, 2016. In 2004, the apex court had ruled in a 1996 case that construction of the SYL canal should continue without any hindrance. In 1981, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan signed an agreement for the canal construction in a time-bound manner.

Source: Mint November 10, 2016 06:37 UTC