Chandigarh, May 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has reiterated its May 6 order on the release of an additional 4,500 cusecs of water to Haryana and also sought names of officers from the Punjab government, who prevented the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) officers from releasing additional water from the Nangal Dam.

The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel underlined that it was conscious of the sensitive atmosphere prevailing in the state due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan and therefore, contempt notices are not being issued to the chief secretary and the director general of police (DGP).

"Accordingly (the court) refrains from issuing contempt notice and merely directs th...