P&H: Sets Aside Canal Officer’s unreasoned order in dispute
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order of the Superintending Canal Officer in a dispute over the petitioner’s water turn under a fresh warabandi, the schedule governing the distribution of canal water among shareholders. Justice Pankaj Jain held that the officer had reversed an earlier appellate decision without adequately addressing its reasoning.
The dispute arose after a joint-holder sought preparation of a fresh warabandi under Section 68 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873. Balwant Ram challenged the resulting arrangement, claiming that his water turn had not been clubbed as requested and that the...
