SC declines plea on packaged drinking water standards, calls it ‘luxury litigation’
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Supreme Court rejects public interest plea for revised packaged water standards, labeling it as "luxury litigation" amid water scarcity issues.
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Supreme Court rejects public interest plea for revised packaged water standards, labeling it as "luxury litigation" amid water scarcity issues.
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