India, July 5 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday reprimanded the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for failing to replace the 35-year-old water pipelines in east Delhi's Yojana Vihar, which have outlived their operational life and are reportedly supplying sewage-contaminated drinking water to homes.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Anish Dayal expressed displeasure after reviewing DJB's own status report, which acknowledged that the water supply lines and house connections in the area needed comprehensive replacement.

"You have already said that these pipes have outlived their lives. What did you do? You want the citizens to knock on the court's door? You're asking the citizens of this city to drink mixed sewer water? People are gett...