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Chandi Ram and ors. Vs. the State of Haryana and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Punjab Betterment Charges and Acreage Rates Act, 1952 - Sections 5A; Punjab Betterment Charges and Acreage Rates Rules, 1955 - Rule 4; Constitution of India - Articles 14 and 226

Reported in : AIR1975P& H343

of Part II of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (VIII of 1873) apply; (ii) all canals, channels, reservoirs, wells, tubewells and lift irrigation arrangements constructed, maintained or controlled by the Government for the supply … the Government to make a provisional assessment, and by virtue of Section 3 of the Madras Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, the landholders may be liable to pay the tax. The Act being silent as to the machinery and … 1. This order will dispose of 21 writ petitions (Nos. 87, 125, 155, 161, 191, 194, 225, 247, 251, 282, 303, 304, 307, 312, 327,

The Municipal Council of Vizagapatam Vs. William Foster

Court : Chennai

Subject : Land Acquisition

Reported in : AIR1918Mad264(2); 44Ind.Cas.308

v. Williams (1884) 9 A.C. 418; Gibraltar Sanitary Commissioners v. Orfila (1890) 15 A.C. 400 Foreman v. Canterbury Corporation(1871) 6 Q.B. 214; Gilbert v. Trinity … vide page 1340 (19d).5. The principle of liability in such oases was laid down in Parnaby v. Lancaster Canal Co. (1839) 11 Ad. & E. 223 : 52 R.R. 329. In that case it was laid down … that their powers are derived from the Government and are controlled by the provisions of the District Municipalities Act. I may draw attention in thin connection to the Act which created the first Municipality in this country. … Corporations are exempted from liability can apply to Indian Municipalities. The various sections to which Mr. Sarma drew our attention point to the conclusion that

Kean Vs. Calumet Canal Co.

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

Kean v. Calumet Canal Co. - 190 U.S. 452 (1903) U.S. Supreme Court Kean v. Calumet Canal Co., 190 U.S. 452 (1903) … are the same. Where the State of Indiana acquired land from the United States under the Swamp Land Act of September 28, 1850, the patent describing the whole of certain fractional sections enumerated and bordering on nonnavigable … of September 28, 1850, the patent describing the whole of certain fractional sections enumerated and bordering on nonnavigable water between Indiana and Illinois, it acquired … got judgment, which was affirmed by the supreme court of the state, 150 Ind. 699, and the case is brought here by writ of error.

Gobindachandra Poddar Vs. Subdivisional Officer

Court : Kolkata

Subject : PropertyCivil

Reported in : AIR1932Cal163

Subdivisional Officer of Chandpur and Supervisor of the Chandpur Khal, purporting to act under Sections 14 and 16, Canals Act (Bengal Act 5 of 1864). The order was made on the ground that the ghatla in question was … serve to elucidate the meaning of the expression ' line of navigation ' any further, except that in Section 15 of the Act a somewhat curious expression is used, namely, ' obstruction to the free ' and '

United States Vs. Santa Fe Pacific R. Co.

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

provide for them. As stated by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1864: "Assuming that the Indians have a right of some kind to the … New Mexico, etc., and the Act of July 15, 1870, which directed the Surveyor General of Arizona … an annuity in money or supplies, Page 314 U. S. 353 be furnished by government with an irrigating canal at a cost estimated at something near $100,000 which, by insuring them their annual crops, will enable them … CIRCUIT Syllabus 1. Lands included in the grant made to the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company by the Act of July 27, 1866, were subject to any existing Indian right of occupancy until such right was extinguished … by the Secretary of the Interior as that "title to the odd-numbered sections" was in the respondent [ Footnote 26 ] do not estop the

Dantuluri Ram Raju and ors. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Other Taxes

Acts : Andhra Pradesh (Krishna and Godavari Delta Area) Drainage Cess Act, 1968 - Sections 4 and 5; Constitution of India - Article 14

Reported in : AIR1972SC828; (1972)1SCC421; [1972]2SCR900

Godavari rivers, irrigated whether by flow or lift, under the network of canals taking off from the barrage near Vijayawada on the Krishna river and … to be public revenue due upon the said land and the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, shall apply. Section 10 gives power to the Government to fix instalments for payment of drainage cess while … the Government to give directions to the Board. Rules under the Act are made by the Government under Section 15 of the Act for carrying out all or any of the purposes of the Act.8. The Krishna and

Case of the State Freight Tax

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

own resources and to regulate her internal affairs, the state had built up a network of railways and canals and had improved natural channels, and that in virtue of her right of eminent domain and her power … states and with the Indian tribes." On the 25th of August, 1864, the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed an act entitled "An act to provide additional revenue for the use of the Commonwealth." It enacted: "SECTION 1. That … (1872) U.S. Supreme Court Case of the State Freight Tax, 82 U.S. 15 Wall. 232 232 (1872) Case of the State Freight Tax 82 U.S.

Barnes Vs. the Railroads

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA Syllabus The one hundred and sixteenth section of the Internal Revenue Act of June 30, 1864, amended by the Act of March 2, 1867, laid a tax of 5 percent … U. S. 7 Wall. 262. [ Footnote 2/4 ] 82 U. S. 15 Wall. 232. [ Footnote 2/5 ] 73 U. S. 6 Wall. 15. … amended, imposed a tax of 5 percent on all interest payable and dividends declared by any railroad or canal company &c.;, whenever payable, to be paid by the company and deducted from the amount payable to the

Myers Vs. United States

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

commission all postmasters whose salary or compensation "have been ascertained to be less than one thousand dollars." In 1864, five distinct classes were created (13 Stat. 335), and the Act of 1872 (17 Stat. 292) provided -- … the plaintiff was not guilty of laches. P. 272 U. S. 107 . 2. Section 6 of the Act of July 12, 1876, providing that "Postmasters of the first, second and third classes shall be appointed and … a naming of a department of the government. Pp. 272 U. S. 151 , 272 U. S. 163 . 5. The provisions of Art. II,

Sri Raja Venkata Rangayya Appa Rao Bahadur, Zamindar of Kapilaswarapur ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Civil

Reported in : 19Ind.Cas.227; (1913)24MLJ680

of supply.' See G. O. No. 101 Rev. dated the 16th January 1864. For determining what lands lost their sources of supply, the order states … othersI.L.R. (1905)M. 437. The Zamindar alleged that the defendant, the Secretary of State, constructed in 1863 the Ellore canal to carry the anicut water through the Zamindari and thereby obstructed the flow of water into one of … upon by the plaintiff. But without taking any evidence, the question whether the plaint discloses a cause of action was first argued and decided against the plaintiff.2. The Subordinate Judge held that no express 'engagement' under Act … as of Government.' This is how the term 'engagement' (see proviso to Section 4 of Act VII of 1865 of which the draft bill was