New Delhi, June 28 -- India has rejected Arbitration Court's ruling on Jammu and Kashmir hydroelectric projects.The Court that issued a 'supplemental award' on its competence concerning the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.

The dams are being built on the Indus River system, and the development came after India had paused the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack in April.

A statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India never recognised the existence in law of the so-called Court of Arbitration and that the body is in itself a violation of the Indus Waters Treaty, a key water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, which was brokered by the World Bank.

"Today, the ille...