New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- If you want higher standards for drinking water packaging in India, who do you turn to? A few days ago, the Supreme Court seemed to scold a petitioner for wanting that, calling his plea for India to comply with top international standards a "luxury litigation."

The apex court was hearing a writ petition filed by Sarang Vaman Yadwadankar.

As reported, one of the judges said, "Where is the drinking water in this country? People do not have drinking water. The quality of bottled water will come later on. This is an urban-centric approach. Water bottle should have this content, that content, these are all luxury litigations.." (shorturl.at/EFYLw)

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