States can't hold back documents, says SC

 These are times when transparency is the norm, the court remarked, while quashing the judgment of the Madras High Court in M/s Sathyanarayana Bros vs Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board.

 In this case, the contractors raised certain claims, which were allowed by the umpire, against the board. The single judge of the high court upheld the award.

 But on appeal, the division bench set aside the single judge