Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 350 · Decided 7 September 1998
Orient Paper and Industries LTD. and ORS. v. Tashildar-Cum-Irrigation Officer and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 350 · [1998] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 442
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1798/1986
- Decided
- 7 September 1998
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S. RAJENDRA BABU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Olissa lnigation Act, 1959 : Sections 2( d) and 28. ll7igatio11 work-Water rate--Lei)' of-For drawing water from-Reser- C voir-Meaning of-Maximum level of Dam stated to be 630 RL-Appellant lifted water from a point which was below 630 RL in the liver bed-Autholities found that flow of water was to the elllire rese1voir including central areas coveling the contours of the rese1~ voir and any water lifted from the point whether apparently stagnant, flowing or artificially stored would be water coming from an inigatio11 work under the D definition of the Act and would be liable to payment
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