Dhaka, May 17 -- India has rejected the latest ruling issued by a court of arbitration constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty, describing it as "null and void" and reiterating that it does not recognise the body's authority, NDTV has reported.

In a response to media queries on Saturday, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the "illegally constituted" court had issued what it termed an award on maximum pondage, supplementary to an earlier ruling on interpretation issues under the treaty.

"India categorically rejects the present so-called award, just as it has firmly rejected all prior pronouncementsof the illegally constituted CoA," Jaiswal said.

He added that India had never recognised the establishment of the c...