The court said that it would pass order on execution of its decree if warring states of Punjab and Haryana failed to come to an agreeable solution. "There are two orders by the court earlier and also a reference on the issue. The decree has to be executed either through legal process or parties themselves sit together and find out a solution. "Centre is duty bound to play the role of a mediator in the inter-state water dispute to uphold the spirit of federalism. It said that its status quo order on the project would continue and posted the case to March 2.

Source: Times of India February 22, 2017 13:44 UTC