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Alluri Narayana Murthy Raju Vs. Dist. Collector and ors.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Contract

Acts : Contract Act, 1872 - Sections 32 and 56; Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Rivers Conservancy Act, 1884; Interest Act, 1978 - Sections 3 and 3(1); Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Sections 144; Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Auction of Sand in the Water Courses Vesting in Gram Panchayat) Rules, 2000 - Rules 5, 7, 8, 11 to 18, 19 and 26

Reported in : AIR2008AP264; 2008(6)ALD103

respondent No. 2 on 23.12.2000 calling for tenders for auctioning the right to quarry the sand in Gostani river in Maddi Gram Panchayat, Padmanabham Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, the petitioner made his application by paying necessary E.M.D. Respondent … of the auction or is lifting the sand against the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Rivers Conservancy Act, 1884.18. Sections 32 and 56 of the Act, which are very material for the present purpose, read as … the agreement to be entered into with the successful tenderer.17. Under Rule 26, the District Level Committee shall be competent to issue orders of stopping … Inspector of Police, Bheemunipatnam, respondent No. 5 initiated proceedings dated 24.12.2001 under Section 144, Cr.P.C. Despite the said measures, the villagers did not permit the

State of Tamil Nadu and anr. Vs. P. Krishnamurthy and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : EnvironmentCivil

Acts : Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 - Sections 4, 4A, 4A(1), 4A(2), 4A(3), 15, 17, 17A and 24A; Madras River Conservancy Act, 1884; Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 1986; Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959 - Rules 1(3), 2(6), 8, 8A, 8C, 8(8), 8(11), 15, 36(1), 36(5) and 38A; Constitution of India

Reported in : AIR2006SC1622; JT2006(4)SC167; (2006)3MLJ313(SC); 2006(3)SCALE460; (2006)4SCC517

15 provides for absolute prohibition or regulation of quarrying or removal of sand from riverbeds to which Madras River Conservancy Act, 1884 has been extended and for regulating the quarrying or removal of sand from beds of river in charge … minor minerals by making appropriate rules, in view of the power delegated to it by the Parliament under Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (for short the 'Act'). The power to … proceedings, the High Court issued a direction to the State Government on 26.7.2002 to constitute a High Level Committee consisting of scientists, geologists and environmentalists

State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. Koneru Suryanarayana and ors.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : CivilProperty

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) , 1908 - Order 41, Rule 1; Madras Rivers Conservancy Act, 1884 - Sections 3, 7, 11, 12 and 13

Reported in : AIR1963AP94

claiming the accretions as theirs, though in that case the nanal grass was planted by the Government for river conservancy. I do not know whether this case is strictly in point, for the reason that it was found … of the Government, and, is therefore, in contravention of Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Madras Rivers Conservancy Act (Act VI of 1884). Accordingly it is contended that the planting of nanal grass constitutes an illegal operation, … the Government, whether tidal or not. (Vide Hara-das v. Secy. of State, 26 Cal LJ 590 : (AIR 1917 PC 86) and Tarakdas Acharjec Choudhury … the reformation in situ. These formations of accretions are dealt with in Section 4 of the Bengal Regulation XI of 1825. We are in this

Hynes Vs. Grimes Packing Co.

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

Indians or Eskimos by section 8 of the Act of May 17, 1884 (23 Stat. 26), or by section 14 or section 15 of the … 337 U. S. 94 spoken of in Order No. 128, establishing the reservation is situated on the Karluk River, long recognized as one of the most important salmon spawning streams of Alaska. The natives live at its … P. 337 U. S. 118 . (b) The White Act, the purpose of which was to protect and conserve the fisheries of Alaska on a nonmonopolistic basis, Page 337 U. S. 88 authorizes the establishment of preserves

Wyoming Vs. Colorado

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

determining this controversy, in which Wyoming seeks to prevent diversion of water from the headwaters of the Laramie River in Colorado for use in irrigating Colorado lands, to the detriment of prior irrigation appropriations made from the … Page 259 U. S. 473 of flow such as extreme flow of 1884 would be impractical to the extent that it exceeded the ordinary high … next to its action. The Act of July 26, 1866, c. 262, § 9, 14 Stat. 251, … appropriation lays upon each state a duty to exercise her right reasonably and in a manner calculated to conserve the common supply. P. 259 U. S. 484 . 10. The evidence establishes: (a) The average yearly flow … part in Wyoming. When this suit was brought, the two corporate defendants, acting under the authority and permission of Colorado, were proceeding to divert in … 262, § 9, 14 Stat. 251, contained a section providing: "Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to

The Secretary of State for India in Council Vs. Sri Rajah Bommadevara ...

Court : Chennai

Subject : Civil

Reported in : 58Ind.Cas.689

year, the villages have been held on ordinary ryotwary, tenure.19. In 1894 operations were begun under the Rivers Conservancy Act (Mad. Act VI of 1884) with the object of confining the course of the river Kistna within defined … M.P 464 : 1 Bom. L.R. 696 : 3 C.W.N. 777 : 26 I.A. 107 : 7 Sar. P.C.J. 534 : 8 Ind. Dec. (N.S.) … land really belonged to B is removed. (The Limitation Act relieves against ignorance only in case s under sections 5, 14 and 18). It has been held that even ignorance of his dispossession will not save the

Antoine Vs. Washington

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

] The original reservation was over 3 million acres "bounded on the east and south by the Columbia River, on the west by the Okanagan River, and on the north by the British possessions." Exec.Order of July … State in 1889, 26 Stat. 1552, and, the next year, by the Act of Aug.19, 1890, 26 Stat. 355, Congress created the Commission that negotiated … of commercial fishing [and hunting], and the like may be regulated by the State in the interest of conservation, provided the regulation meets appropriate standards and does not discriminate against the Indians." The "appropriate standards" requirement means … "Any person who hunts . . . deer in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. . . ." Section 77.16.030 provides

Arizona Vs. California

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

1931 283 U.S. 423 Syllabus 1. The United States has power to construct a dam across a navigable river for the purpose of improving navigation, and need not first obtain approval of its plans by the state … specified purpose of regulating the flow and preventing floods in this interstate river; or as a means of conserving and apportioning its waters among the states equitably entitled thereto, or for the purpose of performing international obligations. … Arizona, (1930), vol. i, pp. 216-36. By the Act of July 5, 1884, c. 229, 23 Stat. 133, 144, Congress appropriated $25,000 for the improvement … it. P. 283 U. S. 454 . 5. The Boulder Canyon Project Act, December 21, 1928, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior at the expense … her legal right to appropriate water. Id. (3) Section 18 of the Act declares that nothing in … ; Gibson v. United States, 166 U. S. 269 ; United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co.,

Liverpool and London S.P. and I Asson. Ltd. Vs. M.V. Sea Success I and ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Civil

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) - Sections 44A, 104 and 117 - Order 7, Rules 11, 11A and 14 - Order 37 - Order 43, Rule 1 - Order 49, Rule 3; Admiralty Courts Act, 1861 - Sections 1, 1(4), 5 and 6 ;Admiralty Courts Act, 1840; Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925 - Sections 22 and 22(1); Administration of Justice Act, 1956 - Sections 20(2) and 47(2); Inland Vessels Act, 1917; Merchant Shipping Act, 1956; Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 - Sections 7 and 7(1); Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 - Sections 2; Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891 - Sections 2; Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1923; Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873; Administration of Justice Act, 1920; Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act, 1983; Merchant Shipping (Oil) Polluti

Reported in : JT2003(9)SC218; 2003(10)SCALE1; (2004)9SCC512; MANU/SC/0951/2003

8 P.D. 151, The Andre Theodore 10 Aspinall 94, Stokes v. The Conference 1887 (8) NSWR 10, The River Rima 1988 2 L Rep 193, a South African Court decision in The Emerald Transporter 1985 2 SALR … and cargo vessels. Barges are excluded, as are public vessels unless 'engaged in commerce'.The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) have proposed draft regulations to implement the financial responsibility requirements. ADEC predicts that their regulations will not … ground that the averments contained therein do not disclose a cause of action as the claim of unpaid insurance premium was not a 'necessary' within … of unpaid insurance premium was not a 'necessary' within the meaning of Section 5 of the Admiralty Courts Act, 1861. A learned Single Judge of … considered on the basis of laws existing on 26.11.1950, but while doing so the court is not

Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases

Court : US Supreme Court

Subject : Land Acquisition

Arbor ( In re Ann Arbor R. Co., Bky. No. 74-90833, ED Mich.), and the Lehigh & Hudson River ( In re Lehigh & Hudson River R. Co., No. 72-B-419, SDNY). The following lessors of leased lines … formulate a "Final System Plan" (Plan) by July 26, 1975, for restructuring the railroads into a "financially … or a responsible person, are suitable for use for other public purposes, including highways, other forms of transportation, conservation, energy transmission, education or health care facilities, or recreation . . . ; and" "(2) which rail properties … Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases - 419 U.S. 102 (1974) U.S. Supreme Court Regional Rail Reorganization … of the Tucker Act remedy. Pp. 419 U. S. 127 -129. (c) Section 601 of the Rail Act, which specifically deals with other statutes inconsistent