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TypeBare Act JurisdictionJharkhand Government

The Bihar Irrigation Act Section 38

Canal Officer may direct transfer of village Channel

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The Bihar Irrigation Act Section 38 is part of The Bihar Irrigation Act - Canal Officer may direct transfer of village Channel. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Whenever a Canal Officer considers that the transfer of a village channel from the owner is necessary for the proper management of the irrigation from such village channel, he may cause a notice to be served on the registered owner to appear on a certain day, not less than fifteen days after service of the notice, and to prefer any objection to such transfer.

(2) After hearing such objection, the Canal Officer may order that such village channel shall be transferred to such person as he may think fit, and that such person be registered as owner of the said village channel:

Provided that no person shall be registered as the owner of a village channel under this section ,unless he has expressed in writing his willingness to be so registered, and until he has paid to the Canal Officer such sum as may be Section 39 - fixed by the Canal Officer

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What does The Bihar Irrigation Act Section 38 provide?

Section Section 38 of the The Bihar Irrigation Act (Canal Officer may direct transfer of village Channel) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Bihar Irrigation Act. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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